Tashkent resident Kamoliddin Nabiev has told the Kun.uz newsroom that he paid a Tashkent car dealership, Drive Avenue LLC, for a vehicle it promised to import from China, but instead became a victim of fraud. A Kun.uz investigation, based on audio and video materials obtained by the outlet, indicated that the case may involve Bekzod Bakhtimurodov, a key figure in the earlier Global Avto case. According to the report, a criminal case was opened against him in November 2025, yet he allegedly remained at liberty until 22 September 2026 and used that period to continue defrauding citizens. Shohrux Giyosov, press secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (IIV), described the Kun.uz investigation as “one-sided” and “made for show.”
Key Takeaways: Kamoliddin Nabiev paid Drive Avenue LLC for a car and became a fraud victim; the investigation points to a possible link to Bekzod Bakhtimurodov, a figure in the Global Avto case. A criminal case was opened in November 2025, and an IIV representative said suspect B.B. has been placed in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
Kun.uz had investigated the Global Avto case a year earlier, after which a criminal case was opened against Bekzod Bakhtimurodov in November 2025. The outlet’s new investigation focuses on why the suspect remained free for so long and how, according to the report, he was allegedly able to keep defrauding people. The case matters for victims seeking reimbursement and raises public questions about the speed of the probe and the transparency of official explanations.
In a personal comment, Shohrux Giyosov said: “He should have been taken into custody in March, but he was released under pressure from victims and their lawyers so that he could return the money; later, when that did not work, he was jailed in September. The case has many episodes, so it has been under investigation for nearly nine months and may continue.” He also said that in some cases money was returned to individuals and that all actions were documented procedurally. Before publication, a Kun.uz journalist sent a request to Giyosov; the reply said that the Tashkent City Main Internal Affairs Directorate’s investigation department had applied custody as a preventive measure to B.B. as a suspect under Article 168, Part 4, Clause “a” of the Criminal Code, and that the preliminary investigation was continuing. The reply did not answer when B.B. was taken into custody.
In a meeting with the head of the Tashkent City Main Internal Affairs Directorate’s information service, Kun.uz obtained further details: in the case opened in November 2025, a documentary audit was ordered, victims were questioned, confrontation procedures and other investigative actions were conducted. Officials explained that the investigation continues because of the large volume of the case and newly identified circumstances, and promised additional information on the results. The final findings, any indictment and the issue of compensation for victims remain pending.
Source: kun.uz