Motorcycle Gangs Who Beat The TNI And His Wife In Bandung Are Still Being Hunted By The Police

Screenshot of the motorcycle gang's action video in the Antapani area, Bandung City, West Java. (ANTARA/Personal Documentation)

Bandung Police are still hunting for members of a disturbing motorcycle gang in Bandung City, West Java, which some time ago committed a number of criminal acts that caused residents to become victims. In the last two weeks, there have been three criminal acts committed by motorcycle gangs. Among them were cases of beatings that befell members of the TNI and cases that occurred on Jalan Soekarno Hatta and Jalan Canal Jakarta. "Members of the Bandung Polrestabes are still on the ground chasing the perpetrators," said Bandung Police Chief Kombes Budi Sartono in a short message in Bandung, Antara, Thursday, May 25. On Thursday last week, a motorcycle gang took action against a member of the TNI and his wife on the highway in the Gegerkalong Hilir area, Sukasari District, Bandung City. The police suspect that the motorcycle gang that carried out the action was four people. From the street crime, the TNI member was injured and was rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile, his wife who was also a victim suffered minor bruises. Furthermore, the criminal act by the motorcycle gang also occurred on Jalan Soekarno-Hatta, Bandung City, Sunday (21/5), to be precise around the Panoramic Apartment. As a result, the young man with the initials AN (22) became a victim of the beating. The Head of the Arcamanik Police, Kompol Adi Surjanto, said the case had been recorded based on the victim's report. Apart from being injured, AN's motorbike was taken away by a motorcycle gang after finishing beatings. The perpetrators were also suspected of molesting it with baseball sticks. "The victim suffered injuries to the arm, the perpetrator is suspected of using a baseball bat," said Adi. Still on the same day, a motorcycle gang action also occurred in the Antapani area, Jalan Canal Jakarta, Bandung City. The action was also known from the video recording of the surveillance camera around the location. From the video received, it appears that a motorcyclist fell on the road and was chased by a number of people. Then the motorcyclist was then seen being beaten by a number of these people. The beating had also caused vehicle traffic to be disrupted. Then in the video, it appears that several people have fled using motorbikes. Antapani Police Chief AKP Yusuf Tojiri said his party had arrested one person with the initials R who was suspected of being involved in the beating. Then, he said, there were three other people who were still being hunted by the police. "The problem is a misunderstanding between the two groups of motorbikes," he said. From a number of motorcycle gang cases, Kasatreskrim Polrestabes Bandung AKBP Agah Sonjaya said his party already knew the identities of the perpetrators. He also confirmed that members of the police were still in the field to hunt down the perpetrators. "Please pray, we are trying to find the culprit," said Agah.