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An employee of JSC 'Khorezm Water Supply' was detained while receiving 6 million soums. He promised, through acquaintances in high positions, to connect a retail outlet to the drinking water network and prepare the technical documentation. A criminal case has been opened.
Otabek YusupovOn October 25, nine people were found unconscious in a building under construction in the Mirzo-Ulugbek district of Tashkent: six died, two were hospitalized in intensive care. The Prosecutor General's Office reported that the boiler in the basement did not meet safety requirements, and the connection to the gas network was made without technical specifications. A criminal case has been opened.
Aziz KarimovThe woman who died in a fire in an apartment in the Uchtepa district of Tashkent on October 24 was killed intentionally. The investigation revealed three unrelated fire origins and signs of arson; the prosecutor's office opened a criminal case of intentional murder.
Javlon TursunovIn Namangan, a man was detained who promised to enroll a citizen directly into the 3rd year of the Andijan University of Economics and Pedagogy and demanded 18 million soums for it. He was caught red-handed while receiving the money; a criminal case has been opened.
Sevara AzamovaIn Samarkand, on October 21, 2026, at around 12:30, a 42-year-old woman who took her own life in the yard of her home died at the scene. The press secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office, Hayot Shamsutdinov, told the Zamon.uz portal that a forensic medical examination has been ordered and the city prosecutor's office is conducting a pre-investigation inquiry.
Javlon TursunovThe Prosecutor General's Office has taken an interest in the assets of former head of the Rostov-on-Don city administration Alexei Logvinenko. Fourteen expensive watches by DeWitt, Breguet, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier and Maurice Lacroix, worth a total of about 11.6 million rubles, were found at his father's house. In total, the agency is seeking to seize assets worth 1.6 billion rubles from the ex-official.
Javlon TursunovIn the Bogot district of Khorezm region, on October 9–10, 2026, four members of one family died from food poisoning — a woman and her three minor children, the eldest of whom was 7 years old. According to preliminary data, on October 8 the family ate a salad left over from a birthday celebration. A criminal case has been opened under subparagraph 'a' of part 4 of Article 276-11 of the Criminal Code, a forensic medical examination has been ordered, and the investigation is ongoing.
Sevara AzamovaDeputies of the KPRF faction and senator Airat Gibatdinov sent a proposal on October 21 to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to transfer confiscated cars free of charge to state institutions of healthcare, education, social protection, culture and sports. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, more than 33,000 cars have been confiscated from drivers who drove drunk repeatedly, over 5,500 of which have already been sent to the SVO zone.
Javlon TursunovOfficers of the Department under the Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan, together with other law enforcement agencies, carried out an operation in the Mirzo Ulugbek district of Tashkent. In the trunk of a Gentra driven by citizen B.A., 978 packages of
Sevara AzamovaOn October 12, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found in the Almazar district of Tashkent. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, her younger brother, seeing the door locked, entered the room through the balcony and found his sister hanged. An ambulance pronounced her dead. A pre-investigation check is underway.
Sevara AzamovaOfficers of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office detained the head of the state institution 'Water Supply Service' of Kibray District, Tashkent Region, while receiving $5,000. According to the department, he promised, for $16,000, to help a citizen avoid court over a house built near a canal. A case has been opened under Article 210 of the Criminal Code.
Aziz Karimov
