Police Arrest Student Groups Of Hard Water Watering Perpetrators In Tanjung Priok

The Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit managed to arrest a group of teenagers who sprinkling hard water on Jalan Sungai Bambu, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta on Sunday, August 3, 2025.

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Erick Frendiz said the perpetrators had been arrested by the Tanjung Priok Police and were still being investigated.

"We have managed to secure several people, who are suspected of being involved in the incident. The perpetrators are students, from one vocational school in the Koja area, while the victim is also a student who comes from SMK from the Tanjung Priok area," said Kombes Erick to reporters at the Tanjung Priok Police, Sunday, August 3, 2025.

The police chief explained that before the watering took place, the group from SMK in Koja, deliberately went around around 10 people to find opponents to fight.

"Because they did not meet the opponent, they were papasan with the victim who was riding three at that time. Spontaneously, the perpetrator grabbed the victim's vehicle, then fell. The perpetrator poured hard water," he said.

Currently, the victim is still undergoing treatment at the ER RSCM, Central Jakarta. Meanwhile, the perpetrator is still under investigation at the Tanjung Priok Police Headquarters.

"Currently, investigators are still investigating the perpetrators, then of course they will conduct a case title to determine whether they are suspects or not, or only witnesses, or detention," he said.

The examination was carried out with the assistance of Fathers because the perpetrators were still underage.

Previously, it was reported that a student was the victim of a hard water attack carried out by a group of other students on Jalan Sungai Bambu, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.

The incident occurred on Friday, August 1, 2025. The perpetrators attacked the victims randomly. They carried out a motorbike convoy to look for the victims.

As a result of the incident, the victim suffered severe injuries to his face and body. The watering action was caught on CCTV cameras around the scene.