According to the investigation, on the evening of January 7, around 10:00 PM, the victim was forcibly shoved into a Daewoo Lanos car in Kyzyl-Kiya. One of the alleged criminals, a citizen with the last name O., along with three accomplices, took the young man to an abandoned bus depot, where they demanded 50,000 soms while threatening him with a knife.
During further actions, as reported in the statement, the criminals:
- took the victim's iPhone 8;
- through intermediaries, extorted 5,000 soms;
- under threats, forced him to top up one of the mobile numbers with another 5,000 soms via WhatsApp;
- continued to demand the remaining amount.
Based on these events, a criminal case was initiated under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (Extortion).
As a result of operational measures carried out by the employees of the drug trafficking combat unit of the Batken Department of Internal Affairs, six suspects were detained on January 27. They were caught in the village of Kaltak while receiving another 20,000 soms. Among the detainees are 20-year-old M.O., as well as 22-year-olds G.N., M.S., S.J., and 24-year-old A.B.
Three of the detainees — M.O., G.N., and M.S. — were placed in a temporary detention facility in accordance with Articles 96–97 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Kyrgyz Republic. The investigation is ongoing.
