Police Lines Still Installed At The Tanah Abang JPM Murder Location

The location of the murder of a resident of Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, is still being lined up by the police/ Photo; Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The Tanah Abang Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit is still installing a yellow police line at the stabbing and slitting crime scene (TKP) after a commotion broke out between thugs at Tanah Abang Market. The yellow line was seen still crossing the TKP where the PW (39) victim died on Jalan Jatibaru Raya, precisely under the Tanah Abang Multipurpose Crossing Bridge (JPM) on Friday, March 24.

"Still under the police line, the officers have not been removed from yesterday," said Royan (27), a local resident at the location.

As is known, the installation of police lines aims to secure the location so that it is easier for investigators to carry out investigations and investigations related to the stabbing case that killed a man with the initials PW.

Tanah Abang Police Chief Kompol Patar Mula Bona confirmed that the police line had not been revoked at the scene of the incident because the investigation was still ongoing.

"Yes, it is still in the process of being investigated and deepened. We have to get some more related information regarding more detailed information," said Kompol Bona to VOI, Friday, March 24.

Kompol Bona confirmed that the stabbing perpetrator was one person with the initials BI.

"The perpetrator is single, one person. He is not (preman), not (the commotion between fellow thugs of Tanah Abang). They are friends, they are friends," he explained.

Meanwhile, the removal of the police line will be carried out by the Tanah Abang Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit after the investigation process is complete.

"Until everything we have to get is complete, then we will remove it," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the perpetrators of stabbing and slitting the neck of the victim with the initials PW (39) on Jalan Jatibaru Raya, RT 02/01, Tanah Abang Market area, Central Jakarta, were arrested by the Tanah Abang Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit in a short time.

The suspect is known to have the initials BI (40). The suspect and the victim are men from Palembang, South Sumatra.

"Yes, the perpetrator has been arrested," said Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, Kompol Patar Mula Bona when contacted, Friday, March 24.