YEREVAN. – Mamikon Khojoyan, an Armenian captive who has been returned by Azerbaijan on Tuesday, is undergoing medical examination at Ijevan medical center, Defense Ministry spokesperson said.

His arm is broken and, according to preliminary examination of doctors, he has a gunshot wound, Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Kamo Chobanyan, head of Verin Karmiraghbyur that is the native village of Khojoyan, said the old man had been visited by his relatives. He did not recognize the relatives who said there were numerous bruises on his body.

As reported earlier, Mamikon Khojoyan, 77, a resident of Verin Karmiraghbyur village of Armenia’s Tavush Region, was taken captive by Azerbaijan on January 28. He suffers from mental illness. He was  returned to Armenia on Tuesday under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).