A citizen, N.K., reported a fraud case to the Internal Affairs Department of the Lenin District of Bishkek. He stated that on January 22, 2024, two acquaintances, M. and A., managed to convince him to purchase two plots of land totaling 16 acres in the village of Selektsiya for the amount of 200,000 US dollars.
According to the police, the suspects did not have ownership rights to these plots and committed fraud, causing significant damage to the victim. Of the 200,000 US dollars, only 57,500 dollars were returned before they fled. As a result, the total damage amounted to 12,281,156 soms.
In connection with this fact, the Investigative Service of the Internal Affairs Department of the Lenin District of Bishkek initiated a criminal case under Article 209 (fraud) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
During operational-search activities, one of the suspects, U.M., born in 1985, was detained. He was taken to the Investigative Service and placed in the temporary detention facility of the Bishkek City Internal Affairs Department.
The identity of the second suspect has also been established, and necessary investigative actions and operational measures are ongoing.
