The incident occurred on February 20, when citizen L.K. filed a complaint with the Department of Internal Affairs about fraudsters. According to him, from February 16 to 19, unknown individuals contacted him via the WhatsApp messenger, posing as employees of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD), and the National Bank.
The criminals deceitfully convinced L.K. of the necessity to "check the funds" and "ensure their safety," as a result of which he transferred 11 million 275 thousand soms to them.
In response to this incident, a criminal case was initiated under Article 209 "Fraud" of the Criminal Code of Kyrgyzstan.
During operational activities, the police were able to identify and detain three suspects who, according to the investigation, acted as dropper agents—individuals through whom the transfer of the stolen funds occurred.
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The suspects turned out to be T.K., born in 2007, A.M., born in 2006, and A.K., born in 2003. All of them have been placed in the temporary detention facility of the Bishkek Department of Internal Affairs.
Currently, investigative actions are ongoing to identify other possible participants in this crime. The investigation continues.
