A top Tajik police officer has been detained on suspicion of abducting a university teacher who has been missing since June 12. The Prosecutor-General's office said on June 19 that Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping of Ismail Rahmonov. Rahmonov's relatives have been looking for the body of the 38-year-old father of four in the Zarafshan River amid allegations that Yusufzoda had tied the teacher's hands together and thrown him into its waters. Sources told RFE/RL that the incident might have stemmed from a dispute between Rahmonov and Yusufzoda's wife, who works at the same university. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
Tajik Police Colonel Detained On Suspicion Of Abducting University Teacher
There have been allegations that Colonel Akmal Yusufzoda (right) threw university lecturer Ismail Rahmonov (left) into the Zarafshan River. (composite file photo)