New Suspects Arrested in Bank Branch Manager Kidnapping and Murder Case, 15 in Total

JAKARTA - Police have arrested seven more people suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Mohamad Ilham Pradipta (37), Branch Manager of Bank Platat Merah Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta. A total of 15 people have been detained.

"We are still working on this. We have updated the number of people detained at least 15," said Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Senior Commissioner Ade Ary Syam Indradi, to reporters on Tuesday, August 26.

However, no further details were provided regarding the identities of the seven individuals.

He emphasized that the kidnapping and murder of Mohamad Ilham Pradipta is still being investigated by a joint team from the Sub-Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Jatanras) and the Mobile Brigade (Resmob) of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, as well as the Criminal Investigation Unit of the East Jakarta Metropolitan Police.

"Six of the individuals were detained by colleagues from the Sub-Directorate of Mobile Brigade. The other nine individuals were detained by the Sub-Directorate of Criminal Investigation," he said.

Ade also declined to provide details regarding the roles of the seven individuals, citing the ongoing investigation.

"So, please allow time. We are still investigating these 15 individuals," he said.

For your information, the police have arrested eight suspects in this case. Four acted as kidnappers, and the rest as intellectual actors.

The intellectual actor suspects are Dwi Hartono, YJ, C, and AA. They were arrested at different locations.

Dwi Hartono, J, and A were arrested in Solo, Central Java, on Saturday evening, August 23, 2025. The perpetrator, identified as C, was arrested in the PIK area of ​​North Jakarta on Sunday, August 24, 2025.

The other four played the role of kidnappers. Their initials are AT, RS, RAH, and RW, also known as Eras.

Suspects AT, RS, and RAH were arrested on Jalan Johar Baru III, Central Jakarta.

Meanwhile, suspect RW alias Eras was arrested when he landed at Komodo Labuan Bajo International Airport, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to escape on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 12.55 WITA.