A 22-year-old resident of the city contacted law enforcement, stating that certain individuals, identifying themselves as bloggers, demanded money from him, threatening to publish inappropriate videos on social media.
According to the case materials, on February 10, during the night at an underground parking lot on A. Shakirov Street, the suspects approached him while he was in a car with a girl. They claimed to have recorded his "indecent behavior" on video and demanded 100,000 soms as payment for not disclosing the recording.
As a result of the threats to his reputation, the victim transferred 50,000 soms to their account via M-Bank. The criminals demanded the remaining amount by February 12, threatening to publish the video online.
On February 13, during the operation "Bandit," officers from the department for combating extremism and illegal migration of the Osh police detained the suspects as they were receiving $500 in cash.
A criminal case has been initiated against the detainees under Article 208, Part 2 (extortion) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. They were placed in a temporary detention facility based on Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Names of the detainees:
- S.M., a 21-year-old resident of Osh, currently unemployed;
- Ch. uulu B., a 24-year-old resident of the Kara-Suu district.
Investigative authorities are checking their possible involvement in other similar crimes.
The Osh department of internal affairs has urged anyone who has fallen victim to the actions of these individuals to contact them at 102 or 0990957000.
