A participant in the shootout between religious leaders in Ingushetia has been released from pretrial detention.

A court in Nazran has placed Ziaudin Yevloyev, who spent nearly 10 months in custody in connection with the shootout between religious leaders, under house arrest.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on July 13, 2025, a shootout occurred near the Magas market on the outskirts of the village of Ekazhevo, in which two people were wounded, including Khamzat Chumakov, a security guard for the imam of the Nasyr-Kort district mosque in Nazran. Both wounded belong to the same Ingush teip, the Yevloyevs. On July 22, investigators reported the arrest of a suspect, who was placed in a secure special ward at the hospital.

The accused had been in custody for nearly 10 months.

The Nazran District Court transferred Ziaudin Yevloyev, who was being held in pretrial detention in connection with the shootout, to house arrest, Interfax reported today, citing the court's press service.

A publication about this decision was posted today on the Nazran District Court's website. The court "issued a ruling denying the investigator's motion to extend the pretrial detention of 43-year-old Ziaudin Yevloyev," it states.

According to investigators, on July 13, 2025, Ziaudin Yevloyev fired several shots at the victim with a firearm "with the intent of taking E.'s life." The man suffered "penetrating gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left thigh" and was taken to a medical facility, the court's publication notes.

The suspect was detained on July 21, 2025, and remanded in custody. On July 27, 2025, he was charged under Part 3 of Article 30, Part 1 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code (attempted murder; carries a prison sentence of six to 15 years).

"Subsequently, the defendant's pretrial detention was extended several times. Most recently, until May 14, 2026. On May 12, 2026, the Nazran District Court refused to extend Yevloyev's pretrial detention, placing him under house arrest for two months (until July 14, 2026)," the statement reads.

The shootout was preceded by disagreements over religious issues

As a reminder, according to security officials, the shootout was preceded by an altercation between two religious figures on social media, which escalated into a conflict with mutual accusations. On July 13, the opponents met to discuss their differences over religious issues, and one of them opened fire on his opponent, who fired back. Both 42-year-old victims received multiple gunshot wounds and were hospitalized.

Khamzat Chumakov is a popular preacher among believers who gained fame through his sermons and video messages exposing government corruption. On September 14, 2010, Chumakov's car was blown up near the village of Ekazhevo, resulting in the amputation of his leg.

In September 2019, a jury acquitted the defendants of the attempted assassination of Chumakov, but found them guilty of illegal possession of weapons and ammunition. The court sentenced one of the defendants to seven years in prison, and the other to four and a half years. The third defendant was released in the courtroom.