Underneath is a patrol car, wearing a uniform and a certificate of “internal affairs officer” in the pocket. These are usually the attributes of a law enforcement officer. But in Samarkand, these tools have become a weapon of fraud worth millions of dollars.
Tens, maybe a hundred people in Toylok District were deceived by trusting one person – Lieutenant Bunyod Yazdonov, traffic safety officer of the Department of Internal Affairs. The employee claimed to have a construction project in Bukhara and took money from people.
The promise was simple: you give money or property, you get back with profit. But the development of events became completely serious, the lieutenant forgot to stop.
Kun.uz conducted an inquiry into the situation.
One of the most victims of Lieutenant Bunyod Yazdonov is Shahriyor Oblokhlov, a car dealer. He said that he trusted Yazdonov primarily because he was a fellow villager and because he worked in the internal affairs system.
Initially, the inspector returned his debts on time. This strengthened the trust even more. Oblokhlov first took several of his own cars, and then took money and cars from acquaintances and gave them to Yazdonov.
However, by the fall of 2025, the situation has changed, the debt repayment period has begun to lengthen. Meanwhile, it was known that Yazdonov borrowed from many other people in the same way.
“Yazdonov and his “sister” Shahnoza Khushmurodova gave me the house and shop documents as collateral. Later it was found that they were all fake. Bunyod himself took pictures of our past, and I have a reason for what I said. Now Bunyod owes me 258,000, and Shahnoza Khushmurodova owes 35,000 USD.” – says Oblokhlov.
Victims say that trust was created through his uniform and position. People perceived him as a representative of the state system, not an ordinary person.
Afzal Ganiyev, one of the victims, said that Yazdonov even used his service certificate as collateral in his loan transactions.
“Until recently, I had Bunyod’s service certificate in my hand – I took the document because he did not pay his debt. Then the traffic safety department called and told me to hand over the certificate, otherwise I could be held responsible. After that, I returned the document.
Now Bunyod owes me 70,000 US dollars.” Ganiyev says.
The figures mentioned show the true extent of this work. $120,000… $70,000… And dozens more. Similar debts have been accumulated, and the total is said to be in the millions of dollars. Exact numbers are not yet known.
Bunyod continued to collect money in September 2025. But since then, the situation has changed. The money was not returned, as a result, the rights holders had more and more questions. Lenders begin to doubt and the situation becomes clear: they realize that they most likely will not get their money back. By this time, dozens of people were already attached to Bunyod’s “pyramid”.
There is another hero in this story. The victims call her Bunyod’s “sister”. From conversations with victims, some believe he is the main man in this case.
In the presented audios, “Opaxon” said that he will take responsibility for the debts: “I’ll give you money… If Bunyod runs away, I’ll pay his debt”.
However, in subsequent interviews, he also admits that he again sought funds and entered into “risky” deals: “Now I am doing one risky business… They say there are more than 100 thousand…”
In another place, a woman: “If Bunyod enters, I will not give anyone a penny.” can be heard saying.
The victims said that the woman said that the lieutenant would transfer the investigation case to Tashkent and that he would not pay for the complaint filed against him. “Opakhan” is in the open and to what extent it is involved in the investigation is still unknown to us.
Although the incident happened in Samarkand, the case is being investigated in Tashkent region. Officials say the move is to ensure impartiality. But for victims, this decision creates additional difficulties.
According to the Internal Affairs Department of Samarkand region, Bunyod Yazdonov was dismissed from service on November 12, 2025. In January 2026, a criminal case was initiated against him under Article 168 (fraud) of the Criminal Code and investigations are underway.
More than 3 months after the investigation, the victims are still not being told the truth. Lenders have lost their income, lost their health, and there is turmoil in their families.
Kun.uz will continue to monitor the development of events and return to the topic.
