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Officers from the juvenile affairs department of the Firdavsi District Department of Internal Affairs No. 1 in Dushanbe detained Abdusattor Kholikov, born in 1982, on suspicion of engaging in illegal activities related to fortune telling and witchcraft. This was reported by the Dushanbe Department of Internal Affairs.
According to police, during the investigation it was established that the man had been visiting people's homes and, under the pretext of "reading prayers," "eliminating fear and anxiety," "opening the way to good luck and success in business," and "providing psychological assistance," misleading people and engaging in fortune-telling and witchcraft.
An administrative protocol was drawn up against Kholikov Abdusattor under Article 482 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The court ordered him to pay an administrative fine in the amount of 80 calculated units.
The Dushanbe Department of Internal Affairs urged citizens not to trust individuals engaged in fortune-telling, witchcraft, and other superstitious practices, and to contact the police if such incidents are discovered.
