In Irkutsk, a brazen robbery of an entertainment club committed early on March 23 was solved. Two masked men used force, stole over 100 thousand rubles from the cash register, and fled by car. Police have detained one suspect and found that the bar manager may also be involved, having helped plan the attack. A criminal case has been opened, and the second participant is still being sought.
On March 23 at about 7 a.m., the attack was reported by a female administrator of an entertainment venue. She explained that she was in the premises together with the bartender when two unknown masked men entered the club. By means of physical force, the assailants seized cash from the register in the amount of more than 100,000 rubles and fled by car.During operational-search activities, officers of the criminal investigation department of Police Station No. 9 of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Directorate for the city of Irkutsk identified the suspects. At present, one of them, a 26-year-old resident of the city of Cheremkhovo, has been detained. Measures are being taken to detain the second participant in the robbery. In addition, detectives established the involvement in the crime of the club’s bartender himself, who, according to preliminary information, helped plan the robbery.
A criminal case has been opened in connection with this incident under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Robbery). The young men have been placed in a temporary detention facility.
Based on materials from the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Directorate for the city of Irkutsk