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Woman taxi driver disappears in Dagestan as investigators open case
Dinara Alkhasova, a 34-year-old woman from Makhachkala, disappeared on October 30 after leaving home in a silver Volkswagen Polo.
She worked as a driver for a women’s taxi service and also carried tourists in Dagestan.
She had told her husband she planned to take a booking to Sulak Canyon, though an earlier account said she was driving a passenger between cities.
Her mobile phone was found about 70 kilometres from Makhachkala, but her whereabouts remain unknown.
Investigators opened a criminal case; one account says it is being investigated under the law’s article on murder.
Authorities are searching for her and asking anyone with information about her location or route to contact investigators or police.
A 34-year-old woman disappeared in Dagestan after leaving home in Makhachkala on October 30.
Investigators in Makhachkala opened a criminal case and are searching for her and investigating the circumstances.
The missing woman was identified by URA.RU as Dinara Alkhasova, a driver for a women’s taxi service who also transported tourists.
She left in a silver Volkswagen Polo registered to her husband, and her whereabouts remain unknown.
URA.RU reported that her mobile phone was found about 70 kilometres from Makhachkala.
- Who
- A 34-year-old woman, identified by URA.RU as Dinara Alkhasova.
- What
- She disappeared after leaving home in a Volkswagen Polo. Investigators opened a criminal case.
- When
- She left on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- She left from Makhachkala, Dagestan. Her phone was reportedly found about 70 kilometres from the city.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
According to a source quoted by URA.RU, she told her husband she had a booking to the Sulak Canyon for the next day.
She left home in Makhachkala in a Volkswagen Polo and disappeared.
URA.RU reported that her phone had been found about 70 kilometres from Makhachkala and that investigators had opened a criminal case.
Dagestan investigators said they were conducting investigative and search measures and asked the public for information.
- Age
- 34
- Name reported by URA.RU
- Dinara Alkhasova
- Date last seen
- October 30, 2026
- Vehicle
- Silver Volkswagen Polo
- Phone location
- About 70 kilometres from Makhachkala
- Reported destination
- Sulak Canyon
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What people are saying
She transported tourists. The day before she went missing, she called her husband and said she had a booking to the Sulak Canyon and would go there the next day. She accepted the booking, left in the morning and disappeared.