Traffic police chief killed in Azerbaijan

Ganja law enforcement bodies told that incident happened on the dispute with Ganja resident Zabit Kazimov. Khalilov stopped Kazimov for violating traffic regulation at about 23.30 yesterday.

They had a dispute and the driver fisted Khalilov on the head several times. He lost consciousness hitting his head to concrete surface.

He died in hospital. The hospital's resuscitation department told that he had cerebral trauma and was in coma for some hours.

The culprit-Zabit Kazimov has been detained at early hours today. The police detained one more person-Parviz Mammadov who was on the scene. A criminal case was launched against him on the Criminal Code 126.1 article. If he is proved to be guilty he might be sentenced from three to eight years in prison.

Kazimov is the forth-year student of the Azerbaijan Technology University and also a professional sportsman, APA reports.