Police Denies Men Died Around UKI Cawang As A Result Of Being Killed

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The alleged murder case that occurred in the UKI Cawang area, East Jakarta is still under investigation by the East Jakarta Metro Police Satreskrim on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Currently, the police are still examining 11 witnesses and looking for CCTV footage at the scene.

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Nicolas Ary Lilipaly when contacted denied any cases of alleged murder or stabbing in the area.

According to him, the man died in an accident falling into a sewer because he was influenced by alcohol.

"There was no stab, there was no evidence of a stab. He had a wound on his forehead because he fell into the sewer. So on his forehead it was a wound. But there was no evidence of a stab at all," said Kombes Nicolas when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, March 6.

The police chief also suspected that the man who died was not a criminal victim.

"It is suspected that it is not (a criminal victim). So the result is influenced by alcohol," he said.

Meanwhile, from the results of the initial investigation, the victim was previously drunk and drinking with witnesses who were friends.

"Then he was already drunk. If a drunk person was already shaking his way. He fell, then he was taken home. At home instead of sleeping, resting, he was still drunk. He came out to meet the fence, he shook the iron fence. (then) he fell into the sewer and stabbed him in the forehead. It was an initial police investigation," he explained.

However, the police are still waiting for the results of the Visum Et Repertum (VER) autopsy of the victim from the Kramat Jati Police Hospital.

"We are still asking for the VER whether it is true that he is drunk, the alcohol content is there or not. We are also waiting for Visum Et Repertum, to make sure whether the person concerned is really drunk with alcohol or not," he said.

Currently, the case is still under investigation by the East Jakarta Metro Police Satreskrim to confirm it.

"We also checked the CCTV around there, it's true that he was drunk and he drank there," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the East Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Armunanto, added that from temporary information, the cause of the man's death was because he was drunk.

"So there was no murder, we are still investigating. We are still asking for statements from witnesses at the location, including his friends who took the drink at that time," he added.

"But from the statements (witnesses) there was no stabbing. There was no stab, it had to be based on the results of the autopsy," he added.

Currently, as many as 11 witnesses are still being questioned by the East Jakarta Metro Police.

"We are examining the witnesses again, basically we brought in 11 people," he concluded.