A criminal case is under investigation in Ingushetia against four former Interior Ministry officers accused of beating a detainee. The incident occurred in Nazran and resulted in the hospitalization of the 28-year-old driver with a ruptured kidney.

The Orenburg Regional Court has begun hearing the state prosecution's appeal in the 6-million-ruble bribe case involving former senator Rauf Arashukov. The prosecution is seeking to increase the fine for the former official, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, from 120 million to 420 million rubles.

In Dagestan, a teenager is facing trial on charges of promoting terrorism. The criminal investigation against the minor has been completed. He is charged with publicly justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code), which carries a prison sentence of up to seven years.

The defense team for the defendants in the Pension Fund embezzlement case in Ingushetia (including Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the brother of the head of Ingushetia, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov) is requesting their transfer from the Armavir pretrial detention center in Krasnodar Krai. The lawyers cite poor conditions and the significant distance to the Cherkessk City Court, where the case is being heard.

The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced Rustam Nogmov, a participant in a "special military operation," finding him guilty of the murder of 86-year-old pensioner Nina Selezneva from Nalchik. The court sentenced Nogmov to 15 years in prison and ordered him to pay 3 million rubles in compensation for moral damages to the relatives of the deceased.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced the suppression of the activities of a Russian citizen who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Stavropol on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence agencies. According to the FSB, the target of the attack was the building of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" state foundation branch and the adjacent Memorial Square for those killed in the line of military duty.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don convicted Ingushetia resident Timerlan Kartoyev. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting the financing of terrorism and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Banquet hall owners in Ingushetia and Dagestan are facing new fines for holding gunfire at weddings and other events.

Ingushneft Executive Director Umar Balayev has been charged with new criminal offenses. Charges of embezzlement (Part 3, Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code) and abuse of power causing damage to the state (Part 1, Article 201 of the Russian Criminal Code) have been added to the fraud case.

A group of 67 State Duma deputies, including leaders of all factions, has introduced a bill proposing to ban religious services and prayer meetings in non-residential premises of apartment buildings.