Entrepreneur Niyazali Beisenbayev, linked to BNK Group Ltd, has reportedly been detained in Turkestan. The reason may have been violations in the use of state subsidies for agricultural machinery. According to preliminary data, the estimated damage amounts to around KZT 1 billion.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE POSSIBLE DETENTION
The entrepreneur's reported detention was announced by journalist Mikhail Kozachkov on his Telegram channel “Kozachkov offside”. According to his information, law enforcement agencies may have had questions about the spending of budget subsidies.
Niyazali Beisenbayev is known as the head of BNK Group Ltd. The company positions itself as a leading manufacturer of agritech equipment, including irrigation systems.
HOW THE EQUIPMENT SUPPLY AND SUBSIDY SYSTEM WORKED
According to a source, the manufacturer supplied sprinkler systems, a leasing company passed them on to agricultural enterprises, and the state subsidised the purchase of the equipment.
However, the companies involved in the production, supply and leasing of the equipment, as well as individual agricultural enterprises that received the machinery, may have been affiliated with one another and controlled by Beisenbayev.
Thus, several formally independent legal entities may have been backed by a single decision-making centre.
At the same time, the affiliation of companies does not in itself indicate that transactions were unlawful. The main questions concern the actual delivery of equipment, its completeness and the justification for receiving state subsidies.
AUDIT REVEALED ESTIMATED DAMAGE OF KZT 1 BILLION
According to the source, a state audit established estimated damage to the budget of around KZT 1 billion.
According to the documents, agricultural enterprises were supposed to receive equipment to that value. However, its actual availability and compliance with the declared specifications raised questions.
The situation reached the economic court. In January 2026, the court approved a mediation agreement providing for the installation of the equipment or the return of the funds received from the state.
Now, according to Kozachkov, the situation has moved into the criminal sphere. The specific classification of the possible violations and the entrepreneur's procedural status have not yet been clarified.
WHAT QUESTIONS ABOUT BNK GROUP HAD ARISEN PREVIOUSLY
The activities of the BNK group of companies had already attracted the attention of journalists.
In 2024, FBRK reported on complaints from farmers in the Zhambyl region against BNK Leasing.
The matter concerned the supply of irrigation systems worth almost KZT 187 million. Representatives of the farming enterprise reported delays in deliveries, problems with the equipment and lost crops.
In May 2026, the publication CMN.KZ published an article about the “Khantau” tourist complex near Kentau, linked to investment projects of the BNK group.
Journalists raised questions about the declared volume of investment, the choice of investor and the circumstances of the project's implementation.
WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SAY
There is no official confirmation of Niyazali Beisenbayev's detention as of the time of publication.
There is no data on charges being brought, the selection of a preventive measure or the specific article of the criminal case.
