Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 5 September, a body of a man with signs of murder was found on the territory of the Shaykh Zainiddin cemetery in Shaykhantahur district of Tashkent, the press service of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan said.

The prosecutor’s office noted that the forensic examination showed that the man died as a consequence of cut wounds.

The Tashkent City Prosecutor’s Office instituted criminal proceedings in accordance with Part 1 of Article 97 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

During the preliminary investigation on 5 September 2018, the suspect, born in 1974, was detained.

Investigative actions in the criminal case are continuing.