In the Yavan district, unknown individuals fatally wounded a taxi driver and fled the crime scene in his vehicle. The body of 38-year-old Lutfullo Safarov, a resident of the Yavan district who worked for the taxi service “3333,” was discovered on April 4. The body was found by a shepherd in agricultural fields approximately six […]
In the Yavan district, unknown individuals fatally wounded a taxi driver and fled the crime scene in his vehicle.
The body of 38-year-old Lutfullo Safarov, a resident of the Yavan district who worked for the taxi service “3333,” was discovered on April 4.
The body was found by a shepherd in agricultural fields approximately six kilometers from the Yavan district.
His body had nine stab wounds.
Fatkhullo Safarov, Lutfullo’s father, reported to the Asia-Plus news agency on April 6 that his son left for work after lunch on April 3 and did not return home. Communication with him was lost around 6:00 PM. He did not return home on either April 3 or April 4.
The taxi driver’s father stated that he learned of his son’s death from one of his colleagues at noon on April 4. After that, he contacted the Ministry of Internal Affairs office in the Yavan district.
According to him, around 5:30 PM, two individuals got into Lutfullo’s car with the intent to kill him and take the vehicle. They asked to be taken to the village of Dastgirak. On the way, they attacked the driver and inflicted nine stab wounds to various parts of his body, including three strikes to the back of his neck. After that, the assailants took the car and fled the crime scene, but did not touch the money or documents.
The father of the deceased, citing law enforcement sources, reported that a grade 11 student from the village of Dastgirak has been detained on suspicion of murdering the taxi driver. Police found the vehicle at the student’s home. The teenager confessed to killing the taxi driver, but the father of the deceased doubts this. In his opinion, the murder was committed by at least 2-3 people.
Meanwhile, a representative of the Yavan district administration confirmed to Asia-Plus on April 7 the fact of Safarov’s body being found, but stated that “no one has been detained at this time.” According to him, many are being interrogated. There are currently no official comments from law enforcement agencies.
After the forensic examination, Lutfullo Safarov’s body was buried on the evening of April 4. The deceased left behind four minor children.
In the past week, this is already the second murder case in Tajikistan. Earlier, on the night of April 2, two young women were found murdered in Kulyab, one of whom was eight months pregnant, along with a 6-year-old child. The bodies of the young women had five stab wounds each, while the boy had two stab wounds. In connection with this, the husband of one of the murdered women, Safarali Vali, was detained.