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
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