A tragic incident occurred in the summer of 2025 in the Nosir-Khusrav district of Khatlon province, where a domestic dispute between Chori Kuliyev and his wife Uldonoy Ruziyeva over their son's wedding led to her death.
According to the assistant prosecutor of the Khatlon province, Varqa Zayniddin, the couple had frequently quarreled about the wedding preparations. The latest argument took place on August 20, when they argued over the lack of funds to buy wedding supplies. The wedding was planned for December 2025.
"After his wife fell asleep that night, Kuliyev struck her twice on the head with a stone. He then wrapped an electric wire around her fingers and connected it to the power supply, causing Ruziyeva's death," Zayniddin explained.
In an attempt to cover up the crime, Kuliyev tried to stage the incident as an accident. He changed his wife's bloodstained clothes and sent their son to the pharmacy, claiming that his mother’s blood pressure had spiked. Kuliyev then went to the local chairman, telling him that his wife had lost consciousness.
When the chairman and the mullah arrived at their home, they found the woman’s body and reported it to the police. A forensic examination determined that her death was caused by an electric shock, not high blood pressure.
Following the investigation, the prosecution filed criminal charges against Chori Kuliyev under Article 104 (2) of Tajikistan’s Criminal Code — murder. The Khatlon Regional Court found him guilty and sentenced him to 21 years in prison.
