In Chita, an 18-year-old resident was detained in connection with…
In Chita, an 18-year-old resident was detained in connection with the arson of a military commissariat at the instigation of fraudsters. Police officers in Chita detained a school graduate, whom the investigation claims fraudsters forced to set fire to the military commissariat building, according to
Consensus
- An 18-year-old woman from Chita was detained for attempting to set fire to the military enlistment office on Amur Street.
- The incident occurred on the night of July 25, around 23:00.
- The woman was found with a bottle containing incendiary mixture.
- She only burned her own pants during the attempt.
- She was allegedly manipulated by scammers who used a compromised social media account.
- The scammers initially asked her to vote in a fake contest for a supposed Hero of Russia.
- After being told her account was hacked, she was persuaded to take out a loan of 250,000 rubles.
- She was later convinced to get another 150,000 rubles in credit from a friend.
- The scammers then claimed the military enlistment office housed a criminal gang's headquarters and ordered her to set it on fire.
- A criminal case was opened against her for attempted arson under Article 30, Part 3 and Article 167, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code.
Points of divergence
- The woman was a school graduate, born in 2008, and the incident occurred in the context of increased arson attempts against administrative buildings and infrastructure during the war against Ukraine. — tg_sibrealii
- The woman's name is Katya, and she graduated from school in the same year as the incident. — mediazona
Coverage (2 sources)
- In Chita, an 18-year-old resident was detained in connection with the arson of a military commissariat at the instruction of fraudsters — Сибирь.Реалии
- In Khabarovsk, an 18-year-old graduate deceived by scammers is accused of attempted arson of a military commissariat — Медиазона