In Ingushetia, the investigation into the case of a gang that committed extortion and attacks has been completed

Investigators in Ingushetia have completed a criminal investigation against five residents of the republic accused of creating and participating in a gang, one of them attacked a resident of the republic while hiding under a niqab, the RF Investigative Committee and the regional prosecutor’s office reported.

“The investigation into the criminal case against 5 residents of the republic has been completed,” the SUSC reported.

Depending on their role, they are charged under Part 1 of Art. 209 (creation and management of a gang), pp. "a", "b" part 3 art. 163 (extortion), part 3 of Art. 30, pp. "g", "z" part 2 art. 105 (attempted murder committed by an organized group, for mercenary reasons, associated with extortion and banditry), Part 4 of Art. 222 (illegal trafficking in weapons and ammunition), part 4 of Art. 222.1 (illegal trafficking in explosive devices), Part 1 of Art. 303 (falsification of evidence in a civil case), Part 3 of Art. 30, part 4 art. 159 (attempted fraud), part 2 of Art. 209 (participation in a gang) and Part 1 of Art. 139 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of the inviolability of the home).

According to investigators, in July 2017, a 60-year-old local resident created a gang and recruited his four relatives into it. They were armed with firearms and ammunition, as well as explosive devices. Since February 2022, gang members have demanded that the owner of a commercial property in Moscow worth 38 million rubles transfer the rights to it to them or pay 15 million rubles. At the same time, they threatened him and his family members with violence.

“In August 2022, in the rural settlement of Plievo, one of the gang members, hiding his face under a woman’s niqab, in order to intimidate an entrepreneur, illegally entered his brother’s home and fired shots at him from a firearm. Thanks to timely medical assistance, the man remained alive,” the prosecutor’s office noted.

The gang members, according to investigators, also prepared documents with false information about the entrepreneur’s debt in the amount of 200 million rubles, attached them to a claim for debt collection and presented them to the court as evidence in a civil case.