Action Hunting For Jagat Coins Damaged Public Facilities, Police Investigate If Anyone Is Harmed

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya will take action to hunt for coins with prizes from the Jagat application distributed in Jakarta. As long as there is an official report from the injured party.

The coin hunting action damaged a number of facilities in the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) area, such as garden lights, grass damage due to being stepped on, to paving blocks dismantled by hunters.

"If later there are parties who feel aggrieved, of course we must follow up," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Mertro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi to reporters, Monday, January 13.

But the police have not received a report from the Gelora Bung Karno complex Management Center (PPKGBK) or other parties regarding the destruction of facilities due to the coin hunting activity.

"Until now, we checked with colleagues from the Central Jakarta Metro Police and the Tanah Abang Police (report) there has been no (report)," said Ade.

On the other hand, Ade also appealed to people who are participants in coin hunting activities to be wiser. Thus, no public facilities were damaged.

"We also received information that several facilities were damaged, so please don't carry out activities or activities that can harm other parties, damage public facilities, damage nature," said Ade.

It is known, in the Jakarta area, the Jagat coin is spread across a number of public spaces such as Taman Lapangan Banteng and Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM). Not only that, the prize coin was also distributed on the edges of the highway and pedestrian lanes.

The Jagat application, a virtual world-based social media platform, is in the spotlight after the "Jahat Coin Hunt" feature sparked the phenomenon of hunting for coins in various city parks in Bandung and several cities in the country. These activities have reportedly damaged public facilities, such as garden plants and decorations.

Initially, the Jagat Coin was a game in the Jagat application. Based on the data listed in Google Play, Jagat is a social application that is created so that users are always close to their family and friends.

This application was originally used to show the user's real-time location with one another, as well as to mark favorite and memorable places.

Users can also send emojis to other users. However, the Jagat application then offers the game "Jahat Coin Hunt" or Jagat Coin which can be exchanged for a total prize of IDR 850,000,000 in Jakarta in December 2024.

But now the game is starting to feel bad for the environment. In addition to the impact on public facilities, this application also attracts attention because of the information collected and shared from its users.