11:30, 17 April 2026

A man accused of murder over a land dispute in Ingushetia has been acquitted.

A jury acquitted Adam Balayev, a resident of the village of Muzhichi in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia, of the murder of two people over a land dispute.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 30, 2022, two residents of the village of Muzhichi in the Sunzhensky District were found shot to death. Three fellow villagers of the deceased are suspected of the murder, and a search has been launched for them, investigators reported. Today, sources reported that security forces have detained two brothers suspected in the case. One of them was arrested.

The shooting in the village of Muzhichi was preceded by a conflict between representatives of the Balayev and Daliev clans. Those killed were men from the Daliev clan, sources previously reported. According to them, the conflict arose over a dispute over land ownership. During the conflict, one of the Daliyevs pulled out a pistol and pointed it at an opponent from the Balayev clan, after which a Balayev relative opened fire with an assault rifle, they said.

Jurors in Ingushetia acquitted a man accused of murdering two fellow villagers, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia reported.

"The jury announced a not guilty verdict against 29-year-old Adam Balayev in the April 2022 murder case," the publication stated.

The next hearing is scheduled for May 18 at the republic's Supreme Court.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422522