Reportedly, there was a fundraising campaign in a Telegram group the aim of which was to collect money in a bank card for the treatment of a patient. The perpetrator, joining the group, withdrew 2 million soums from the bank card using illegal means.

IT experts joined the operational activities and managed to find the thief. It turned out to be a 22-year-old resident of the Kasan district. Law enforcement officers seized the money and the mobile phone he used, the MIA press service reported.

The victim received his money back and a criminal case was filed against the perpetrator under Article 168 of the Criminal Code. The penalty for this crime is a fine of 300 to 400 BCAs or correctional labor from two to three years or imprisonment from five to eight years with deprivation of certain rights.