The murder of Mufti Shukhman Madagov of Chechnya's Vedeno district has been solved, the Russian Interior Ministry's local press center told Interfax on Monday. "An investigation revealed that Shukhman Madagov was killed by an active member of illegal armed formations named Bediyev and other militants on August 29. Bediyev confessed to committing this crime," a press center spokesman said. An examination is being made to establish if Bediyev was involved in other crimes.Police discovered five militant bases during sweep operations in a forest near the village of Dyshne-Vedeno, the spokesman said. The bases contained food, sleeping bags, winter camouflage uniforms, three grenade launcher rounds and four grenades. The bases were destroyed an operation was launched to find the militants.