This is not the entrepreneur’s first arrest. On October 4, 2023, the day organized crime figure Kamchy Kolbaev was killed, Bootaev was detained by the State Committee for National Security. At the time, the security service said he was suspected of money laundering and was a business partner of Kolbaev. In December 2023, Bootaev was released under a written undertaking not to leave the country after paying 356 million soms to the state.

A week ago, Aurora business center in Bishkek was sealed off. It is reportedly associated with Aurora Group LLC. The company is registered at 1a, Igemberdiev Street, where the main building of the business center is located.