The relatives of Ilyas Belkharoev were denied the opportunity to receive his body.

Law enforcement officials denied the relatives of the great-grandson of the founder of the Batalkhadzhintsy brotherhood, Ilyas Belkharoev, the opportunity to receive his body for burial.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the great-grandson of the founder of the Batalkhadzhintsy brotherhood, Ilyas Belkharoev, died in Poland, and his relatives were preparing to bury him in Ingushetia, but law enforcement officials detained two men at the Mineralnye Vody airport who came for the body. Sources reported that the body of the deceased is also with the law enforcement officials.

Law enforcement officials have still not issued Ilyas Belkharoev's body to his relatives for burial, explaining the delay by conducting various examinations, "Fortanga" reported today, citing a source.

"At the moment, Belkharoev's body has not been issued for burial. Examinations are being conducted. The exact timelines are unknown," the source said.

It was previously explained by lawyer Timofey Shirokov that law enforcement officials could have taken the body of Ilyas Belkharoev for identification, as he was wanted and involved in criminal cases. According to the lawyer, the ban on issuing bodies applies to cases where a person died directly during the commission or suppression of a terrorist act, and does not apply to Belkharoev, who died abroad. After identification, identification, and forensic examinations, the body should be handed over to relatives for burial, Shirokov indicated.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on August 20, Belkharoev's body was delivered to the Mineralnye Vody airport. Two residents of Ingushetia, who came to collect the deceased for burial, were detained by law enforcement officials, and the body itself was taken. According to preliminary data, Belkharoev was to be buried in the village of Surkhakhi.

On August 18, it became known that 39-year-old Ilyas Belkharoev died in a pre-trial detention center in Poland, and his relatives were preparing to bury him in Ingushetia. According to some reports, he was in a Polish prison on suspicion of involvement in arms smuggling from Ukraine, while others suggest it was due to a domestic conflict; the exact cause of death was not specified.

In Russia, Belkharoev was declared wanted and arrested in absentia in connection with the murder in Moscow in 2019 of the head of the Ingush Center for Countering Extremism, Ibrahim Eldzharkiev, and his brother Ahmed; he was also charged with several terrorist articles.

Ilyas Belkharoev's great-grandfather, Batal-Khadji Belkhoroev, was an Ingush sheikh, the founder of one of the Qadirite branches (tariqas), a follower of Sheikh Kunta-Khadji, as reported in a reference published on "Caucasian Knot" titled "Batal-Khadji and his followers".

In 2022, members of the Ingush brotherhood of Batal-Khadji agreed to form several units to participate in battles in Ukraine in response to support from Ramzan Kadyrov. After arrests, searches, and criminal cases against the Batalkhadzhintsy, Ramzan Kadyrov provided them with public protection. Kadyrov stated that the term "Batalkhadzhi terrorist society" is absurd, and the Belkharoevs will always be his close friends, but in February 2023, the FSB included the combat wing of the Batalkhadzhintsy in the list of terrorist organizations.

* In February 2023, the FSB included the combat wing of the Batalkhadzhintsy in the list of terrorist organizations.

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