In Iskitim, a group of 8 malefactors extorted money, robbed local residents and kidnapped a person. Seven members of the gang were taken into custody, one – under recognizance not to leave.
A criminal gang of 8 people in Iskitim is accused of committing grave and especially grave crimes, the Investigative Committee of the Novosibirsk Region reported.
For three years, from 2017 to 2019, the criminals, by prior conspiracy, extorted money from local residents for a total of 313 thousand rubles. In order to get the spoils, the accused threatened with weapons and used violence.
It is also known that in March 2018, three of the gang members illegally entered the home of one of the residents of Iskitim and beat him with their hands and feet. Then the victim was thrown into a car and taken to the territory of the city cemetery.
The injured were 9 people, the Investigative Committee of the Novosibirsk Region specified.
One of the gang members at the time of the crimes was a minor, he was assigned a preventive measure in the form of a recognizance not to leave, the remaining 7 criminals were taken into custody.