In Tashkent, the activities of an organized criminal group that had been systematically demanding money from taxi drivers were stopped. According to law enforcement, the suspects introduced a monthly “fee” for drivers traveling from Tashkent Region to the capital’s Yashnobod district. This was reported by podrobno.uz. reports .
The Ministry of Internal Affairs said the group intimidated drivers who refused to pay through violence. In one recorded case, the group leader and his accomplices allegedly beat a Damas driver, seized the keys to his vehicle—his source of income—and inflicted bodily injuries on the victim.
According to the investigation, another driver was taken $810 in advance for two months. When he could not pay in full, he was banned from operating on the route.
The MIA noted that the group’s head is a 37-year-old previously convicted man nicknamed “Bychok,” who has been held liable three times for hooliganism. A criminal case has now been opened over extortion.
Law enforcement urged citizens who suffered from the group’s actions to contact the internal affairs authorities.
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