This article is also available in:
Русский (Russian) 
Uzbek
The Investigation Department of the Tashkent Police has detained a group of fraudsters who extorted housing from debtors using various schemes of deception. The criminals, offering money at interest, registered their victims’ real estate as collateral, and in case of non-repayment of the debt, they evicted the debtors along with their families and took possession of their property.
This was reported by the press service of the Tashkent Police Department.
The gang consisted of three individuals: Sardor Farhodovich Rominov (born in 1989), Bakhtiyor Khabibullaevich Yuldashev (born in 1990), and Timur Rustamovich Khusanov (born in 1993). These individuals were actively involved in fraudulent schemes, offering citizens loans with interest, while securing the homes and apartments of the debtors as collateral. The value of the mortgaged properties was 3-4 times higher than the amount of the loan provided.
The criminals operated using a well-established scheme: after signing a loan agreement, they issued a significantly smaller amount than agreed. For example, if the borrower requested $100,000, they would only receive around $65,000-$70,000, with the remaining sum being deducted for “broker services” and other expenses. The fraudsters would then promise to lower the interest rates and not bother the debtors if they couldn’t make payments on time.
However, if the debtor failed to repay the money, the gang acted aggressively – evicting people and their families from their homes and taking possession of the property. According to the investigation, this scheme had been in operation for a long time until the organizers were caught.
During the investigation, all three members of the gang were arrested and are currently in custody. They have been charged under Article 168 (Fraud) of the Criminal Code. The investigation is ongoing.
The Tashkent Police Department has appealed to citizens who may have suffered from the actions of this criminal group to promptly contact law enforcement. Any information about other criminal actions of the suspects may help in the investigation. The anonymity of informants is guaranteed.
The text has been translated by AI. For more accurate information, please refer to the Russian version of the article
