 After the restoration of Russian control, Barayev openly lived in his home village until he was killed on 22 June 2001.Arbi Alautdinovich Barayev was born on 27 May 1974, in Alkhan-Kala, Chechen–Ingush ASSR, Soviet Union.Barayev was a martial arts fan in his youth, and became a police officer in 1990 at the age of just 16.