In Bishkek, law enforcement officers detained a group of suspects involved in a large-scale fraud that caused a local resident to incur losses amounting to 22 million 130 thousand soms.
According to a report from the Sverdlovsk District Department of Internal Affairs, on December 22, 2025, a woman known as G.Ch. approached the police. She reported that for some time she had been receiving calls from people claiming to be employees of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB) and banks via the WhatsApp messenger from various phone numbers.
The suspects used psychological pressure, misleading the woman and convincing her to carry out several financial transactions. As a result, she sold her apartment and transferred money to the accounts they specified.
In connection with the incident, a criminal case was initiated under Article 209 "Fraud" of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
As a result of operational investigative actions, three individuals were detained: A.Z., born in 2007, B.S., born in 1998, and N.M., born in 2002. All of them were placed in a temporary detention facility.
Currently, the police continue to conduct additional operational measures to identify possible accomplices and gather necessary evidence.
The Bishkek City Department of Internal Affairs reminds that law enforcement officers, bank employees, and other government institutions never use messengers to communicate with citizens, do not require money transfers, and do not give instructions regarding the sale of property.
Citizens are advised that upon receiving such messages or calls, they should immediately cease communication and contact the nearest internal affairs department or call 102.
