Uzbek bride allegedly held captive, scalded and poisoned by in-laws in Jizzakh

September 14, 2026 at 05:57 PM2 min

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A young mother in Jizzakh region was held captive by her in-laws from July 6 to September 6, 2026, beaten, starved, forced to eat cockroach poison and drink toilet water, and scalded with boiling water. She escaped on September 6 by climbing down a fire escape from a third-floor apartment and was hospitalized in serious condition. The Interior Ministry's Women's Affairs Department has opened a criminal case under Articles 109 and 110 of the Criminal Code, even as the victim's father says no investigator has contacted him.

Key Facts

The victim, a Jizzakh bride married in October 2025, has a five-month-old daughter.
Her husband was imprisoned in May 2026, after which her in-laws confiscated her passport, phone, and child's birth certificate on June 30.
From July 6 to September 6, 2026, she was held in a rented apartment, beaten, starved, forced to eat cockroach poison and drink toilet water, and scalded with boiling water on August 29.
She escaped on September 6 by climbing down a fire escape from the third floor and was hospitalized in serious condition.
The Interior Ministry's Women's Affairs Department opened a criminal case under Articles 109 and 110 of the Criminal Code, but the victim's father says no one has contacted him.

Captivity and Abuse

The victim married in October 2025 and has a five-month-old daughter. Her husband was imprisoned in May 2026, and on June 30 her in-laws confiscated her passport, phone, and child's birth certificate. On July 6, her mother-in-law and father-in-law rented an apartment and began holding her captive there as punishment for telling her husband about pressure and gold jewelry taken in her name. She was beaten regularly, choked, had her head slammed against the wall, and was kicked in the stomach and uterus. Her captors forced her to eat cockroach poison and drink toilet water, gave her only one piece of bread a day, and allowed one toilet visit daily.

Escape and Hospitalization

On August 27, a sister-in-law named Rukhshona beat her, tore her clothes, destroyed her jewelry, and forced her to throw it in the trash. On August 29, her mother-in-law asked if she would burn if boiling water were poured on her, then poured boiling water mixed with salt and soda over her. On September 6, she escaped through a fire escape from the third floor, asked people on the street to call a taxi, and phoned her father. She was hospitalized in serious condition, but a forensic medical examination was postponed until after her discharge.

Criminal Case and Family Response

The Interior Ministry's Women's Affairs Department opened a criminal case under Articles 109 and 110 of the Criminal Code. The victim's father says he was unaware of the case and that no one has contacted him. He demands that those who abused his daughter face the harshest punishment under the law.