Authorities refuse to give body of Grozny resident, killed at police station, out to his relatives

The body of Islam Lorsanov, killed on January 25 at a police station in Grozny after he shelled policemen, has not been not given out to his relatives, despite the promises of law enforcers. This was reported by a source close to the killed man's family members. According to the source, after the incident, law enforcers detained two younger brothers of the killed man.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 25, in Grozny, four policemen were hospitalized after a detainee opened fire on them during an interrogation at one of the police departments. The Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) denied the information about the incident.

According to relatives of the killed man, Islam Lorsanov lived in the town of Mayakovsky in Grozny, and he studied for several years in one of the Islamic universities in Egypt. Two years ago, he returned home and taught at a Grozny madrassa; however, he was then dismissed.

The reason for the man's detention was in the fact that some young people killed on December 18, 2016, during a special operation in Grozny held by law enforcers were familiar with Islam Lorsanov and addressed him with questions on the subject of religion.

"A couple of weeks ago, they promised to give out the body of Islam. His family members prepared to bury his body; however, the body was not given out. A grave is prepared for the body, and the family members hope that the body will be given out," said the source.

According to him, the killed man's relatives did not make the incident public, since they feared for the lives of the detained brothers of Islam Lorsanov.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.