Circulating News Of The Car Head Of The Jambi Bawaslu Being Shot, This Said The Police

JAMBI - News has circulated about the alleged shooting of the official car of the Head of Bawaslu for Sungai Penuh City, Jambi. However, based on police investigation, the cracked rear glass of the car was not caused by gunfire.

"There was no shooting. It was not a shooting," said Kapolres Kerinci AKBP Agung Wahyu Nugroho to VOI, Saturday, February 13.

Agung explained, based on the results of an investigation into the actual incident, namely the buckshot that broke the glass of the car belonging to the Head of Bawaslu for Sungai Penuh City, allegedly bouncing when it was transported by pickup.

Gotri or even iron balls are often used to make fence wheels. This is also evidenced by the discovery of a similar iron ball in a welding workshop owned by a man with the initials N.

"In checking the location of the incident, where there is buckshot, which is usually used by the repair shop as a railroad wheel in the construction of iron fences," he said.

Meanwhile, for the chronology of the bouncing of the iron ball, said Agung, when the pickup truck drove fast in front of the Bawaslu Office of Sungai Penuh City, Sungai Penuh City, Jambi Province.

So, the iron ball that was transported bounced and broke the car glass of the head of the Bawaslu.

"After examining the witnesses, no one heard the sound of gunfire. So the suspicion was not due to gunfire," he said.