A person who stole a large sum of money and gold items from a house sentenced

A sentence has been passed on Elvin Veliyev (born in 1983), who stole a large sum of money and gold items from a safe in the house of Mahira Veliyeva in the Saatli district, oxu.az reports with reference to publika.az. A criminal case was initiated against him under Article 177.3.2 (theft committed with causing major damage) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

According to the information, E. Veliyev’s uncle is a businessman living in Russia, and his wife, M. Veliyeva, lives in the house in the Saatli district. Having learned where the key to the safe was, the man secretly entered the house in the absence of the owners from the end of March to the end of June 2023. The offender stole 391,685 manats and gold items worth more than 100,000 manats. He lost all the money in an online casino. The criminal handed over the gold to pawnshops in the Imishli and Sabirabad districts, as well as in Baku, and spent the proceeds on online games.

It is noted that the court found E. Veliyev guilty and sentenced him to 6 years in prison.

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