In Bukhara, women who blackmailed a man were detained.
One of the women had a romantic relationship with a man and demanded money in exchange for not distributing their correspondence.
In the Vobkent district of Bukhara region, two women were detained for conspiring together and demanding money by blackmailing a married man. The regional Department of Internal Affairs reported this.
According to the report, there were romantic text exchanges between the male victim and a woman born in 1991 in the Qorako'l district. The woman's friend saw these exchanges and threatened to expose them. Initially, the woman tried to cover up the situation by giving money to her friend.
Later, the two women conspired together and planned to gain material benefit from this situation. The woman contacted the man, indicating that the exchanges could be made public, and put pressure on him. They threatened to reveal the secret to the man's family and spouse, demanding a total of 6 million 800 thousand soums.
During an operational measure, one of the suspected women was caught red-handed with material evidence while receiving 100 US dollars and 5 million 600 thousand soums in a car belonging to the man.
In connection with this incident, a criminal case has been initiated under Article 165 (extortion), Part 2, Clause "v" of the Criminal Code, and investigative actions are being carried out.
