Translated with AI
In the Vose district of Khatlon region, law enforcement authorities detained a man suspected of raping and murdering a minor. This was reported by the Khatlon Region Department of Internal Affairs.
According to investigators, on April 29, 2026, the body of minor A. Z., born in 2016, a resident of the Vosesky District, was discovered on agricultural land. The body bore signs of violent death and rape.
Khayriddini Kurbonali Kodirzoda, born in 1991, a resident of the Boboshokhiyoni jamoat in the Vose district, was detained on suspicion of committing a crime.
Investigators believe that the suspect, taking advantage of the minor's helpless state, committed the crime when she returned from school: in a deserted place, he raped the girl and then strangled her.
According to the preliminary conclusion of the forensic medical examination, the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia.
The Vose District Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 104 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. The suspect is under pretrial detention.
