In Chirchik, a man stole money from his ex-girlfriend and spent it on his own wedding.

In Chirchik, a man was sentenced to five years in prison for embezzling nearly 2.8 million soums from the bank card of his ex-partner's son. He transferred the stolen funds to a colleague's account, withdrew them from an ATM, and used them to plan his own wedding.

According to case materials, the man and the victim had been in a religious marriage for approximately two years. While living together, he linked the bank card, issued in the woman's son's name, to the Click app installed on his phone. He retained access to the card after their separation.

On June 18, 2026, the man used this access. Using the Click app, he transferred 2.8 million soums from the card to his colleague's card. He then took the colleague's card, withdrew the money from an ATM in Chirchik, and spent it on personal needs, including expenses related to the upcoming wedding.

The victim discovered the funds were missing when she attempted to withdraw money from the card. After several unsuccessful attempts to pay for purchases with her card, she checked her account and discovered that the money had been debited around noon. The woman contacted her ex-partner and asked if he had withdrawn the funds. Initially, the man denied any involvement, but during the investigation, he confessed to the theft.

Law enforcement authorities confirmed during the investigation that the stolen money was first transferred to his colleague's bank card and then withdrawn from an ATM by the man. After reviewing the surveillance camera footage, the victim identified her ex-partner in it. His involvement was also confirmed by other materials in the criminal case. During the investigation, the man admitted his guilt and later fully reimbursed the victim for the damages, returning the entire 2.8 million soums.

Despite the compensation, the court found the man guilty of theft involving the illegal use of an information system and sentenced him to five years in prison. He will serve his sentence in a general regime penal colony.