A case of fraud related to the sale of a cottage in Tashkent city has been uncovered. This was reported by the State Security Service.
According to the report, a resident of Tashkent, born in 1979, with a prior criminal record, and his brother born in 1988, having agreed in advance, arranged to buy a cottage built by a local citizen in Tashkent district for 66,000 US dollars.
They initially gave the homeowner 30,000 US dollars and stated that they would pay the remaining 36,000 dollars within six months. After that, in May 2022, the cottage was formally notarized in the name of a person born in 1976 — their elder brother.
However, later the brothers stated that they would not pay the remaining 36,000 US dollars and threatened to put pressure on the homeowner if he demanded the money.
During an operational measure conducted by the State Security Service's Tashkent city department and the capital's Main Internal Affairs Department, these individuals were detained.
In connection with the incident, a criminal case has been opened against them under Article 165, Part 3, Item "a" (extortion) of the Criminal Code.
Currently, investigative actions in this case are ongoing.
