Police Arrest 5 Students Keep Promises Of Brawls Via Instagram In Tambora
A total of five teenagers were arrested by the West Jakarta Metro Police Precision Pioneer Patrol Team when they were about to fight in Tanah Cereal, Tambora, West Jakarta, on Saturday, October 29. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - A total of five teenagers were arrested by the West Jakarta Metro Police Precise Pioneer Patrol Team when they were about to fight on Jalan KH. Moh. Mansur, Tanah Cereal, Tambora, Saturday, October 29.

The five teenagers had the initials AM (13), FFS (13), MS (14), MRR (15) and MZA (16).

MZA acts as an Instagram social media admin.

The police secured evidence of 2 motorbikes, 3 cellphones and 1 sickle from the hands of teenagers.

Tambora Police Chief Kompol Putra Pratama said the five teenagers were members of one group.

They have an Instagram account that is used to find opponents who want to be invited to a brawl.

"Based on information from the public, the TP3 team knows the gathering point of the perpetrators in front of the Buah Angke Market, Tambora," said Kompol Putra when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, October 30.

When found, continued Putra, there were 11 teenagers gathered using 5 motorcycles.

After gathering they started looking for opponents of the brawl using an Instagram account.

Seeing the arrival of the officers, the teenagers ran away. Meanwhile, five people were arrested.

"They brawled using Instagram which was controlled by an admin with the initials MZA (16) from Pekojan Village," he said.


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