“For the purpose of a comprehensive and objective investigation of the criminal case, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed to transfer it for the organization of further investigation to the investigators of the central office of the department,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

It is noted that an investigative and operational group continues to work at the scene with the involvement of forensic investigators from the military investigation department.

On October 10, an L-410 plane with paratroopers on board crashed in Tatarstan, 16 people were killed, six were injured.

The L-410 crashed in Tatarstan was not registered in the state register, a criminal case was initiated.