Chased By Police, Two Cengkareng Brawl Actors Hide In Kos Room

JAKARTA - Two brawlers with the initials DRH and MS were arrested by members of the West Jakarta Metro Police, Violent Crimes Unit Criminal Investigation Unit. The arrest of the suspect was dramatic.

The reason is, the officers had time to chase action when they wanted to apprehend the perpetrators in the Cengkareng area, West Jakarta.

"When we approached the perpetrators, they might have seen us from afar, so they ran into the boarding houses", said West Jakarta Metro Police Crime Chief, AKP Avrilendy, when contacted by reporters, Wednesday, August 18.

Avrilendy also said that DRH and MS were about to run away when they were caught by the authorities. Fortunately, the officers immediately chased and arrested the two perpetrators in the room.

Not only the two perpetrators, but the police also secured some evidence, namely sharp weapons that were allegedly used during the brawl.

"Along with the perpetrators, we secured evidence of three sharp weapons that were allegedly brought by the perpetrators to the scene", he said.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for the West Jakarta Metro Police, Kompol Joko Dwi Harsono, said that currently the two perpetrators have been detained at the West Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters. Police are still investigating DRH and MS who were involved in the bloody brawl.

They are still digging up information regarding other actors involved in the death of the youth in Cengkareng.

"We do not rule out the possibility of arresting other brawlers", said Joko.

As is known, a video circulated on social media containing a convoy of youths at the Kampung Duri Bridge in the Daan Mogot area, Cengkareng, West Jakarta on Sunday, August 8.

In the video circulating on Instagram social media, dozens of young men can be seen riding motorbikes in convoys and brawls carrying sharp weapons, firecrackers, and others.

As a result of the brawl, one person with the initials LF suffered a stab wound and died.