President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree appointing Mirmansur Mirhamidov as First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs — Head of the Operational-Investigative Department. He replaced Botir Kudratkhodjaev, who was appointed Minister of Defense on October 12.
Scammers pose as medical workers, collect pensioners' personal data under the pretext of free medications, and then 'FSB officers' persuade the victims to withdraw all their savings and hand over cash. The scheme is described in materials from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
For Internal Affairs Officers' Day (October 25), the outlet Gazeta published the stories of three women serving in Uzbekistan's Interior Ministry system: Colonel Dilnoza Rajabova, Lieutenant Colonel Bahor Jumanova and Captain Zilola Abduakhadova. They spoke about gender stereotypes, their career paths, awards, and work with tourists and children. For the Day of Internal Affairs Officers (October 25), the outlet Gazeta published the stories of three women serving in Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs system: Colonel Dilnoza Rajabova, Lieutenant Colonel Bakhor Jumanova and Captain Zilola Abduakhadova. They spoke about gender stereotypes, their career paths, awards, and work with tourists and children.
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a new fraud scheme: callers pose as delivery service employees, claim there was a glitch in paying for an order, and extract bank card details or an SMS code under the guise of processing a refund. Mailings of fake pre-trial claims with malicious attachments have also been recorded.
The press center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs told TASS that criminals use Telegram bots because they are easy to set up: bots conduct scripted dialogues, accept payments, and collect personal data and one-time codes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized that social engineering plays the main role.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan will hold a demonstration of personnel, special equipment, service vehicles, and mounted cavalry in central Tashkent. The event is timed to the 35th anniversary of the founding of the internal affairs bodies and the Day of Internal Affairs Officers on October 25. The display will take place under drone surveillance, and entry is free for residents and guests of the capital.
To mark the professional holiday of internal affairs officers, Gazeta held a discussion with human rights activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov and political scientist Khamid Sadik. They discussed the scale of the system, its Soviet and 'colonial' legacy, the staffing shortage and the need for reform. A representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs invited to the conversation did not come.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated the officers and veterans of internal affairs bodies on the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In his congratulation, he noted that in the current year not a single crime was committed in almost half of the country's neighborhoods, outlined tasks for combating cybercrimes and drug addiction, and announced that a group of Ministry of Internal Affairs officers would be awarded orders and medals.
Near the Tri Kota shopping center in Astrakhan, a passenger car driven by a woman crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a bus. According to preliminary data from the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs, seven people were injured. No information on the severity of the injuries has been provided.
The President of Uzbekistan signed a decree awarding a group of internal affairs officers. The awards are timed to the Day of Internal Affairs Officers and the 35th anniversary of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs. The decree notes the awardees' merits in ensuring public safety, fighting crime, and preventing offenses.
A 26-year-old resident of Dushanbe, who had been unable to have a child for six years, changed into a nurse's uniform and carried a newborn out of maternity hospital No. 1. The baby was found alive and healthy on October 16 and returned to his parents. A criminal case of kidnapping has been opened.
According to the capital's Ministry of Internal Affairs, a 41-year-old Moscow resident hired a woman resembling his deceased neighbor to steal money from her account and register her apartment on Prospekt Mira in his name. Two million rubles were stolen from the account; the organizer was detained in Ramenskoye and taken into custody, while the accomplice left Russia.
An employee of a fishery company in Primorye is accused of organizing the illegal export of nearly 40 tons of Kamchatka crab to East Asian countries worth over 70 million rubles. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a false producer was listed in the documents to circumvent the export ban. The case has been sent to court.
In Astrakhan, opposite the Tri Kota shopping center, a head-on collision occurred between a passenger car and a bus. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Astrakhan Region, the foreign-made car was driven by a woman who lost control and crossed into the oncoming lane. Seven people were injured; their condition is unknown. The road at the accident site is completely closed.
Near the Three Cats shopping center in Astrakhan, a passenger car driven by a woman crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a bus. According to preliminary data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, seven people were injured. No information about the condition of the injured has been received yet.
Police discovered a clandestine weapons workshop in the private home of a 36-year-old Ufa resident: nine firearms, more than 750 rounds of ammunition and equipment for converting weapons. Seven criminal cases have been opened, and the suspect has been taken into custody.
In Irkutsk, a collision between a KamAZ truck and an e-scooter ridden by a 17-year-old girl led to the truck tipping over. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the scooter rider was crossing the roadway at a signalized crosswalk without dismounting. Both participants in the accident sustained bodily injuries.
On October 16, Kahramon Khudoyberganov, press secretary of the Road Safety Department of the Tashkent City Police Department, published a video of a 'preventive talk' with nine-year-old students of school No. 183, who were asked about riding in the front seat of a car. The video gained over 7.7 million views and drew criticism from the Ministry of Education, the children's ombudsman, and human rights defenders. In response, Khudoyberganov published an old clip with the phrase 'jackals and ill-wishers,' which intensified the discontent.