Translated with AI
Police have opened criminal cases against those suspected of fraud involving automobiles and agricultural machinery, the press service of the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
Thus, the Department of Internal Affairs for the I. Somoni district of Dushanbe has opened a criminal case against a suspect in car fraud.
According to police, a 36-year-old Dushanbe resident stated that in September 2025, a 39-year-old resident with a previous conviction in the capital purchased a 2020 Lexus JS-350 from him for $40,000, promising to return the money within two months. However, the promise was not fulfilled, and the money was used for personal needs.
During the investigative operations, police also established that a 47-year-old resident of the Panj district, previously convicted under Part 4 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code, on October 17, 2025, gained the trust of a 43-year-old resident of the Kushoniyon district, posing as Davlat Karimov, an employee of the company "Agroleasing" in Dushanbe, and received 175,000 somoni from him, promising to deliver one MTZ-82 tractor and one MTZ-80 tractor from the Republic of Kazakhstan. The money was spent on personal purposes, and the promises were not fulfilled.
Later, the suspect gained the trust of a 39-year-old resident of the Vakhsh district, posing as Azizov Faizali, an employee of the Dushanbe Agroleasing Company, and promised to deliver an MTZ-80 tractor for 172,000 somoni. After receiving copies of the documents and 86,000 somoni in two payments, he failed to fulfill his promise and used the funds for personal gain.
Similarly, a fraudster, taking advantage of the trust of a 57-year-old resident of the Kushoniyon district, promised to deliver an MTZ-82 tractor from Kazakhstan for 190,000 somoni, but returned only 90,000 somoni; the remaining amount was not returned.
A criminal case has been opened against the suspect under Part 4 of Article 247 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The investigation is ongoing.
