The court has arrested a man detained in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova.

A court in Derbent has remanded Rajidin Yaraliev in custody until March 27 in connection with the murder of Malvina Magomedova, whose charred and dismembered remains were discovered two days earlier.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 29, police discovered the dismembered and charred body of 36-year-old mother of three, Malvina Magomedova. Derbent resident Rajidin Yaraliev was placed on the wanted list on suspicion of murder. According to sources, the sale of a car was the reason for the quarrel and murder. It was also reported that Yaraliev had multiple criminal records and had entered into a nikkah with Magomedova. The Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs detained him that same day. He confessed to the murder.

The Derbent City Court has considered the investigator's petition to select a preventive measure for a native of the Suleiman-Stalsky District suspected of murder (Part 1 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code), the United Press Service of the Courts of Dagestan reported today.

According to investigators, a 36-year-old local resident went missing in the Derbent District of the Republic of Dagestan on January 23. The circumstances of her disappearance, including her lack of intention to leave and personal belongings left behind, indicated a possible crime had been committed against her. Security forces detained an acquaintance of the missing woman, a man born in 1997, who was detained and confessed during interrogation.

The court ordered the suspect remanded in custody for one month and 28 days, until March 27, 2026, the statement said.

A video of the suspect in the courtroom under security guard is attached to the statement.

As a reminder, Yaraliev was previously sentenced to a total of three years in prison – one year suspended in 2019 and two years in a maximum-security penal colony in 2024. The sentences were handed down for theft and fraud.

Yaraliev was also charged with administrative offences related to propaganda or public display of symbols of extremist organizations. The case was opened while he was serving a sentence in a maximum security penal colony in Stavropol Krai, TASS reported today.