RA Investigative Committee reports completion of preliminary  investigation into high-profile criminal case 

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia reports the completion of the preliminary investigation into the murder of Robert Stepanyan, the father of  well-known crime boss Rustam Stepanyan, nicknamed "Chakh Rustam."

"During the preliminary investigation, clear factual data was  obtained that on December 31, 2025, in the courtyard of house No. 44  on Komitas Avenue, an unknown person opened fire from a firearm at  the driver of a Toyota car, R.S., and fled, as a result of which the  latter was taken to the hospital, where he died from the gunshot  wounds he received. As a result of large-scale procedural and  evidentiary actions carried out within the framework of the criminal  proceedings, as well as the operational and investigative measures  taken, it was established that the murder of R.S. was committed by  previously convicted A.S. with the assistance of A.Kh. Based on the  investigator's petition, the supervising prosecutor initiated a  public criminal case against A.S. In accordance with Part 1 of  Article 155 (murder), Part 1 of Article 335 (illegal trafficking in  firearms and ammunition) and Part 1 of Article 264 (destruction of or  damage to property) of the Criminal Code, as well as with respect to  A.Kh. under Part 1 of Article 46-155 (complicity in murder).

A.S. was detained as a preventive measure, and warrants were issued  for A.Kh.'s arrest and for a search.  The criminal case against A.S.  was transferred to a supervisory authority along with the indictment.