During operational search activities, police officers detained a 40-year-old resident of the city of Kanibadam on suspicion of committing the crime of extortion, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan reports.
In August 2017, the suspect met with a 42-year-old city resident who, in a state of rage and anger, told him about her personal dislike for her neighbor and her intention to kill her.
The suspect recorded the conversation for the purpose of extorting money, and under the pretext of non-disclosure of information and non-dissemination of the recording of the conversation, in 7 periods until June 2024, received a total of 104,400 somoni.
A criminal case has been opened against the suspect under Part 3 of Article 250 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan; the investigation is ongoing.