A 23-year-old man was killed in Mestia, Svaneti region. According to a journalist of First Channel, the killed man Aluka Paliani was inflicted three wounds in his chest area with a knife.
Locals claim that a verbal conflict preceded the crime. Paliani was taken to a hospital but doctors failed to save his life. Investigation is opened into the case. The police identified the suspect and operative activities are ongoing for his arrest.