Assault, Abduction, Extortion: Foreign Nationals Arrested

On September 27, at 21:40, the Police's operational management center received a call from a foreign national reporting that a citizen had gone missing near the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district market, and that a ransom of one million dollars was being demanded for their return.

The report was forwarded to the Criminal Police Department of Yerevan. Officers from the Division for Combating Crimes Against Property initiated operational and investigative measures, and by 6 AM the next day, the abducted foreign national was at the department.

The 25-year-old man reported that around 16:30 on September 27, he was approached by compatriots who covered his face with a sheet, assaulted him, and stole 60,000 drams from his pocket. They then forced him into a vehicle, took him to an unknown location, where they contacted his acquaintances and demanded a large sum; after failing to receive it, he was brought back to Romanos Melikyan Street and released.

The relevant documents have been submitted to the investigative department of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district. An investigation has been launched under the characteristics of abduction, robbery, and extortion.

As a result of measures taken by Yerevan's criminal police, it has been established that the crime was committed by three male compatriots of the victim, aged 27, 23, and 22. On September 28, at 19:26, all three were arrested on Rubinyants Street in the capital and then presented to the pre-investigation body.