Information about those possibly involved in the death of Aishat Imanova has been released.

Karina Iminova, whom Aishat Baimuradova met before her death in Yerevan, lied to acquaintances about her origins. She left Armenia when Aishat's friends began searching for her, deleting her messenger account.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who left for Armenia with the help of human rights activists and went intocommunication, was found dead in a rented apartment on October 19. Two days earlier, Baimuradova's friends reported that she failed to return from a walk on the evening of October 15th, when she went to meet a friend.

The name and fragmentary information about the girl who was allegedly the last to see Aishat Baimuradova, who died in Armenia, was published today by the "Crisis Group SK SOS"*. Human rights activists are seeking additional information about her, noting that this girl is at the very least "an important witness," even if they assume she was not involved in Baimuradova's death.

Karina Iminova was born in Kyrgyzstan, but introduced herself to friends as a native of Dagestan, despite having no ties to that republic. She had visited Chechnya, where she was issued fines for driving violations. Rubati Mitsayeva was among Iminova's followers on Instagram*.

According to human rights activists, Iminova communicated with various people outside of Chechnya who had fled the republic and invited them to meetings. Immediately after friends reported Aishat Baimuradova missing, Iminova "stopped communicating" and then deleted her WhatsApp account.

"According to unconfirmed reports, Karina has already left Armenia," the group's Telegram channel reported.

Lidiya Mikhalchenko, author of the "Motherless Caucasus" project, reported that surveillance footage from the house where Aishat's body was found showed two people, including the "informer," and both of these people soon left Armenia for Russia.

One of Aishat's friends reported on October 17th that they had been unable to contact Karina, whom Baimuradova had visited two days earlier. The young man noted that Karina "took the initiative to meet Aishat" on social media, after which she came to Armenia and began frequently inviting Baimuradova to parties.

Baymuradova's friend, who lived in the same apartment with her, noted that Karina made an unpleasant impression on him. He personally saw the girl when she once visited Aishat. "Karina" then described how she lived in Moscow as "the life of a kept woman," according to a publication by Port.

Lidiya Mikhalchenko also reported that Aishat Baimuradova easily made contact with people who contacted her through social media, trying to gain her trust. The human rights activist expressed confidence that "Karina" was directly involved in Aishat's violent death. 

* are listed as foreign agents.

** Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia.