The murder of Director General of Luding Ltd Ara Khachatryan in Moscow was a contract murder, Russian law enforcement agencies informed NEWS.am.

On December 10, the 61-year-old Armenian businessman Ara Khachatryan’s body was found with gunshot wounds  in an Infiniti in Moscow.

Criminal proceedings were instituted.

Luding Ltd, founded by Arthur Varzhapetyan and Armen Shahazizyan in 1993, is one of the top sales companies specializing in beverages, both alcohol and soft drinks.

Press Secretary of Prosperous Armenian Party (PAP) Khachik Galstyan confirmed the information at NEWS.am’s disposal that Ara Khacharyan was PAP Leader Gagik Tsarukyan’s business partner in St. Petersburg.