Taufik Hidayat's Dating with Another Woman at the Hotel Was Revealed When YTR Was Seized

JAKARTA - The West Java Regional Police revealed that the suspect in the kidnapping and severe abuse case against YTR, Taufik Hidayat (TH), had dated another woman at a hotel while the victim was being held captive in a hostel in Bandung Regency.

Head of Public Relations of West Java Police Kombes Hendra Rochmawan said this fact was revealed from the results of the investigators' examination after a surveillance camera (CCTV) video circulated on social media showing TH entering a lodging with a woman.

"The person concerned admitted it, but he forgot the date and time. But what is on the CCTV is that the person concerned is right, namely TH itself," said Hendra in Bandung, Thursday, July 2, as reported by ANTARA.

Hendra emphasized that the incident occurred while the victim YTR was still under the control of the suspect and was allegedly still being kidnapped and persecuted.

"As for the time, the victim is still under his control. Of course this is a 'interlude' that he carried out during his kidnapping and severe persecution of the victim," said Hendra.

He said investigators were still investigating other information circulating, including the alleged TH carrying a mobile phone belonging to his girlfriend, as well as the issue of hotel payments that the suspect allegedly had not paid.

"For those related to this, we are still investigating because we have not asked the person concerned," he said.

Previously, TH had been named a suspect in the kidnapping and abuse case against YTR, which allegedly lasted for about three years in a boarding house in the Cileunyi area, Bandung Regency.

Due to the incident, the victim suffered a number of serious injuries that affected his physical condition, including vision impairment, difficulty speaking, and being unable to walk normally.

By Rubby Jovan Primananda