Man who stabbed a child in Pendzhikent detained

A video has surfaced online showing an adult man stabbing a child in the abdomen at a market in the country, and then fleeing the scene of the crime.

It is reported that the incident occurred on February 16 at the market in Penjikent. In the video recorded by a surveillance camera at the market, the child is seen walking next to her mother. A middle-aged passerby approaches the girl without any apparent reason, calmly stabs her in the abdomen, and continues walking as if nothing happened. The child begins to scream and grabs her stomach. Even the mother initially did not understand what had happened. A crowd gathered in response to the screams.

 Later, a video message from the girl was published online, in which she says that she is doing fine.

The incident has caused a stir in the Tajik segment of social media. Residents have called on the relevant authorities to apprehend the man as soon as possible and to punish him severely.

A photograph of the man was later published. It was noted that the suspect has been arrested. Currently, details of the incident are not being disclosed, and there is no information about the injured child or the suspect.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has not yet officially commented on these videos and photographs.