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MMA fighter turned crime boss loses eye after being arrested for alleged rape of minor

A former MMA fighter turned leader of a local Dagestani organized crime group was detained in Ussuriysk on suspicion of sexual involvement with a 13-year-old girl.

Abdul Zakharov — known by his nom de guerre, Rusik — was detained by operatives of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation of Russia’s Ministry fo Internal Affairs in the Primorye region by order of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

According to reports and video footage, the police officers who detained Abdul Zakharov for his latest alleged crime did so in brutal fashion, attacking him in broad daylight until he was unconscious.