Overview
- Rights group Center Marem reported that Ayna Mankieva, 21, who left her family in April 2025, was detained in Moscow on a suspected theft charge and later released.
- Mankieva stated she is safe and, in a written complaint published by activists, alleged repeated sexualized and other violence by relatives while rejecting the theft accusation.
- The Investigative Committee’s Ingushetia office said it opened a criminal case based on the published allegations, with the probe placed under the regional chief’s personal oversight.
- Activists warn she could face danger if handed to local operatives, citing past disappearances such as the case of Seda Suleymanova as a precedent.
- Her father acknowledged her flight from home, denied knowing about the detention, and claimed she had been influenced by others, as some reports highlighted his clan connections.