In Vanch, an Interior Ministry employee has been detained on suspicion of murdering a local resident

An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been detained for the murder of a 34-year-old resident of the Vanch district.

According to Radio Ozodi, citing its sources, a conflict between the men occurred on the night of March 17 to 18 of this year in the village of Rokharv in the Vanch district. The reason for the quarrel was the officer’s harassment of a minor schoolgirl.

The source reported that the girl was in the tenth grade and was a relative of the deceased. Upon learning of the incident, Galchaev engaged in a verbal altercation with the officer after the evening Tarawih prayer and sharply condemned his behavior. In response, the Ministry of Internal Affairs employee shot Salomatsho Galchaev twice in the lower abdomen. Salomatsho died from his injuries.

An examination was conducted at the Central Hospital of the Vanch district. On March 18, the body was buried. The funeral was attended by the head of the district and leaders of law enforcement agencies and was accompanied by heightened security measures. The 34-year-old Galchaev left behind five children.

It is reported that the suspect, as well as the schoolgirl and her mother, are in custody at the internal affairs department of the Vanch district.

According to the source, this officer, whose name has not been disclosed, is not a native of the Vanch district. He served in the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was stationed at the entrance to the district. Previously, the detained officer also served in one of the units of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city of Khorog.

Official authorities of Tajikistan, as well as the Ministry of Internal Affairs where the suspect served, have not yet commented on the incident. Relatives of the deceased are also currently unavailable for comment.