The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) today released information about the discovery of a body from the Upper Shirvan canal.

APA was told by the Barda regional group of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the Yevlakh District Police Department received information about the disappearance of Rashad Karimov, a resident of the district last year.

Today, in the morning, R. Karimov's body was removed from the Yukhari Shirvan irrigation channel and handed over to the authorities.

During the preliminary examination of the corpse, no signs of violence were found, and it is assumed that he committed suicide.

Investigations are ongoing.

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The search for 1 person who drowned yesterday in the section of the Upper Shirvan canal passing through Yevlakh city and Khanabad village has been completed.

APA informs that this was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the report, the body of the drowned person was found by the diving-search team of the State Service for Control of Small Vessels and Water Rescue (about 20 km away from the place of the sinking) and was handed over to the relevant authorities.

Aysel Shahmar