Shymkent railroad station. Photo courtesy of shimkent.info
Shymkent police has apprehended men suspected of robbing a 72-y.o. Japanese citizen, the website of South-Kazakhstan Oblast Interior Department writes. The foreigner applied to the police with a statement that two unknown persons had robbed him next to the railroad station by ripping a bag with money off his belt. After then policemen apprehended two suspects: a 32-y.o. citizen of Arys town and a 18-y.o. Shymkent citizen. The suspects had the bag with over 6.5 Indian rupees, over 6 thousand Japanese yens and around 100 thousand Indonesian dollars. The criminal case was initiated against them on theft charges. The criminals are kept in the city's temporary detention center.
Shymkent police has apprehended men suspected of robbing a 72-y.o. Japanese citizen, the website of South-Kazakhstan Oblast Interior Department writes.
The foreigner applied to the police with a statement that two unknown persons had robbed him next to the railroad station by ripping a bag with money off his belt. After then policemen apprehended two suspects: a 32-y.o. citizen of Arys town and a 18-y.o. Shymkent citizen.
The suspects had the bag with over 6.5 Indian rupees, over 6 thousand Japanese yens and around 100 thousand Indonesian dollars. The criminal case was initiated against them on theft charges. The criminals are kept in the city's temporary detention center.