In Bishkek, suspects in a fraud case exceeding 5 million soms have been detained. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.
According to information from law enforcement agencies, a citizen named D.M. filed an official complaint requesting action against unknown individuals who fraudulently took his money in a particularly large amount — 5 million 500 thousand soms.
As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that the criminals, posing as the vice-mayor of Bishkek, called the complainant and suggested he contact a certain employee of the mayor's office.
In a follow-up call, they impersonated employees of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) and misled him, claiming that the funds in his bank account had allegedly been used to finance a terrorist organization.
Citing the need to protect the funds, they convinced the victim to transfer the money to a so-called "safe account," after which they cut off communication.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding this incident under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic, concerning fraud.
During operational-search activities, the suspects were detained: M.B. (born in 2001), A.u.I. and A.u.N. (both born in 2004).
Preventive measures in the form of detention have been chosen for the detainees. The investigation is ongoing.
