According to law enforcement agencies, on December 31, 2025, a local resident named A.K., born in 1973, approached the Karakol City Police Department. In his statement, he reported that an unknown person, deceitfully presenting himself, took a gold necklace worth 112,500 soms from his daughter, claiming it was "a loan," and then fled the scene.
The statement was registered in the Unified Register of Crimes of the Karakol City Police Department, and an investigation was initiated as part of the preliminary inquiry.
The investigation revealed that similar incidents had previously occurred:
On November 21, 2021, in one of the gold-selling pavilions in Karakol, a perpetrator of Asian appearance deceitfully acquired two gold bracelets from a minor girl, causing damage amounting to 40,000 soms.
On May 4, 2023, a resident named G.K., born in 1979, reported to the police in the city of Karakol that he also fell victim to a fraudster who took a gold chain worth 21,000 soms from him.
Additionally, on January 12, 2026, a resident of the Ak-Suu district named T.R., born in 1995, reported that on December 31, 2025, an unknown person, having gained his trust, took meat worth 11,600 soms without paying for it.
Criminal proceedings were initiated for all the mentioned facts under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning fraud.
As a result of operational and investigative actions carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Karakol City Police, the identity of the suspect was established. He turned out to be A.M., a 1993-born resident of the city of Cholpon-Ata. The suspect was arrested on February 12, 2026, in Bishkek.
During the preliminary interrogation, the suspect confessed to his guilt in all four cases, and the court in Karakol chose a preventive measure in the form of detention for one month.
The investigation is ongoing.
