Thugs At The HI Roundabout For Small Traders Finally Arrested After Viral Victims

The Central Jakarta Metro Police Satreskrim managed to apprehend one thug who molested and abused a cilok food trader who had gone viral at the HI Roundabout, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

The perpetrator is known to have the initials MG alias P. The arrest of the perpetrator was hampered because the victim was slow to make an official report.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Roby Heri Saputra, said that in his action, the perpetrator with the initials MG alias P blackmailed the victim who had just arrived to sell.

Because he was not given money, the perpetrator damaged the glass storefront until it broke, causing a loss of around Rp. 250 thousand.

The incident occurred in the HI Roundabout area, precisely near the Tosari Busway Bus Stop on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at around 23.40 WIB.

"We need to confirm the truth of the information by tracing the victim, witness, and location of the incident before making the arrest," said AKBP Roby when confirmed, Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

According to Kasat, the handling of this case was hampered because the victim did not immediately report it. So the police only received initial information from viral uploads on social media.

"The perpetrator is now in the process of being investigated," he said.

As a result of his actions, the thug with the initials MG is threatened with being charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 406 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 335 of the Criminal Code.

As previously reported, the cilok food trader who passed by to sell in the HI Roundabout area, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, was the target of the thugs' tantrums.

Not only being attacked, but cilok traders were also victims of bullying by street thugs who were often in the HI Roundabout area. As a result of the return of the thugs, the victim's money was sold out and the perpetrators destroyed the cart.

"The trade is quiet, the thugs are beaten, snatched, broken glass, the glass is bent at the central HI roundabout (city center) Jakarta," said the victim in a video recording received by VOI, Friday, August 8, 2025.

The victim admitted that he had reported the incident to the police at the nearest police post, but instead of being assisted, he was made complicated by the police service.

Instead of getting a quick response, the victim was told to make a written report first. In fact, according to the victim, if the police immediately respond, they can arrest the perpetrator who is still at the location.

"It's really bad about security again. During 2025 my personal experience was snatched twice, three times last night. It was pointed at by thugs who were snatched three times," the victim vented in the video recording.