The Armenian businessman murdered in Russia was a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, as reported the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian Federation, according to NEWS.am.

“The body of Armenian businessman Mher Sarajyan was founded in an apartments in the Putilkovo village of the Krasnogorsk District of Moscow Oblast.

According to the information verified by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian Federation, Sarajyan was a citizen of the Republic of Armenia.

According to the information transferred by law-enforcement authorities, the businessman died from several stab wounds.

A criminal case has been instigated.

The representative of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian Federation is in contact with the law-enforcement authorities of the Russian Federation,” the press release reads.

Earlier, NEWS.am ad reported that General Manager of Sotsstroy construction firm Mher Sarajyan was found dead in an apartment in the Putilkovo village of the Krasnogorsk District of Moscow Oblast.