Sanjar Karimov placed in custody on multiple criminal charges

According to the press service of the Supreme Court, the Mirobod District Criminal Court ruled on 28 November to apply a pre-trial detention measure against Karimov. He is suspected of issuing death threats or threats of violence, as well as producing, acquiring, storing, and attempting to distribute narcotic drugs, their analogues, or psychotropic substances.

The court examined a petition filed by the first deputy prosecutor of Tashkent city, requesting Karimov’s detention under Article 112 (part 1) and Articles 25 and 273 (part 2) of the Criminal Code. The suspect – S.K. (male, born in 1990 in Namangan region, founder of the “Finans Invest KSB” LLC, known online as Real Sanjik) – had been detained under Article 227 of the Criminal Procedural Code.

The court granted the prosecutor’s request, ordering Karimov’s arrest and placement in a pre-trial detention facility.

Background: The “runaway groom” case

The arrest comes after a high-profile fraud case that has drawn significant public attention. Earlier, Tashkent resident Jamila Olimboeva accused her partner, Shahzod Rismatov, of fraud. She alleged that Rismatov fraudulently transferred ownership of her house to Sanjar Karimov in exchange for a loan taken from him.

Karimov denied wrongdoing, insisting he had legally purchased the property for $240,000.

“This dispute has nothing to do with me. I bought the house with my own money. If their business failed, how is that related to me? I paid $240,000. I bought the house because I wanted to help them,” Karimov said at the time.

On 21 November 2025, the Mirzo Ulugbek District Criminal Court concluded the first-instance trial of Shahzod Rismatov. He was found guilty of large-scale fraud and sentenced to nine years in prison.

Following the trial, the presiding judge issued a special ruling notifying the Mirzo Ulugbek district prosecutor’s office to review Karimov’s role in the fraud scheme and assess the legality of his actions.