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Officers from the Investigative Department of the Dushanbe Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 32-year-old Sodik Khikmatulloevich Odinaev, a resident of the capital city, who was officially wanted for large-scale fraud. This was reported by the press service of the Dushanbe Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to investigators, Odinaev, while managing the construction company Jamol-Basir LLC, defrauded more than 160 individuals, embezzling large sums of money intended for their housing needs. The suspect sold the same apartment three to seven times to different buyers, committing fraud on an especially large scale.
The preliminary investigation determined that the total damage caused to citizens amounted to approximately 50 million somoni. Odinaev was placed in pretrial detention.
A criminal case has been opened against the suspect under Article 247, Part 4 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. Investigative actions are ongoing.
Law enforcement agencies urge citizens to exercise caution when conducting real estate transactions and to verify the legality of construction companies' activities.
