Ngaku Polisi, Todong Golok, Peras Rp20 Juta! Komplotan Pencurian Motor Sadis Dibekuk Polres Karawang
Karawang Street crime with the mode of claiming to be a member of the police was successfully dismantled by the Karawang Police. Three men with the initials AR (31), E (28), and IS (40) were arrested after committing theft of motorbikes accompanied by violence and extortion of two victims in Rawamerta District, Karawang.
Karawang Police Chief AKBP, Fiki Novian Ardiansyah, revealed that the incident began when two victims, Saepudin and Dirli, stopped on the side of the Rawamerta highway, Krajan 1 Village, Sukamerta Village, in the middle of the night early July 2025. While holding a cellphone, they were approached by the perpetrators who came on motorbikes.
"The perpetrator took the victim's cellphone, then confessed to it from the police. To increase pressure, the perpetrator even pointed a machete so that the victim would obey," explained the Police Chief.
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The frightened victim was finally forced to come to the house of one of the perpetrators. There, the perpetrators launched their action by calling the victim's family. By claiming to be a police officer, they asked for a ransom.
"From the mode of pretending to be a member of the police, the perpetrators managed to extort the victim's family up to Rp. 20 million," said AKBP Fiki.
After getting the money, the victim was treated sadistically. They were put into the car, eyes closed, hands tied with duct tape, then thrown it on the side of the road.
Armed with the victim's report, the Karawang Police Satreskrim team moved quickly and managed to apprehend the three perpetrators at different locations. From their hands, the police confiscated evidence in the form of a machete, a minibus, and evidence of money transfers from extortion.
Now, the three perpetrators must be held accountable for their actions behind bars. They were charged with multiple articles, ranging from Article 365 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code concerning violent theft with a threat of 12 years in prison, Article 368 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code concerning extortion with a threat of eight years in prison, to Article 333 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code concerning the confiscation of a person's independence with a threat of eight years in prison.