In Bokhtar, a 33-year-old man was detained on suspicion of murdering his cousin. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reports that his name is Faridun Akhmedov, and he resides on Madaniyat Street in Bokhtar.
According to the agency, there had been quarrels and conflicts between him and his aunt’s son, 40-year-old Salmonkhon Shirinov, a resident of Kahramoni village in Kushoniyon district, for some time.
“Once again, they argued on March 27 of this year in Bokhtar, at their grandfather’s house. According to the investigation, Shirinov first attacked with a knife, but the detainee knocked him down, snatched the knife from his hands, and inflicted seven wounds on vital organs with particular cruelty. The victim, having received severe injuries, died at the scene,” reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In the interrogation recording, Faridun Akhmedov confessed to committing the crime. A criminal case has been initiated against him under Article 104 (“Murder”) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the investigation is ongoing. This article provides for a punishment ranging from 8 years of imprisonment to life imprisonment.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also reports that Faridun Akhmedov had previously been convicted on charges of robbery (Article 248 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan) and served his sentence.
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