JAKARTA - The alleged murder victim found in an empty lot in the Cikarang area, West Java, has been identified as Mohamad Ilham Pradipta. The victim was confirmed to be the Branch Manager (KCP) of a state-owned bank in Cempaka Mas, Central Jakarta.
"The victim works at ITC Cempaka Mas Kemayoran," said the Head of Public Relations for the Central Jakarta Metro Police, First Inspector Ruslan, when confirmed on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
According to information gathered by VOI, the kidnapping incident began on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
Initially, the victim contacted a friend from the Lotte Wholesale Anchor RTC pic to discuss a special payroll offering for Lotte Wholesale employees at around 1:11 PM WIB.
This was the third meeting, reportedly held offline at Lotte Wholesale Pasar Rebo, with participants from the Lotte partnership meeting with the Cempaka Mas branch.
The victim and the Cempaka Mas branch waited in the outdoor cafeteria. Meanwhile, the Lotte partnership was still in a meeting until 4:30 PM WIB.
The victim was last contacted at around 4:49 PM WIB and reported that the meeting had just concluded to the PIC Payroll at CSM, complete with a photo of the Lotte sign at the meeting location. After that, the victim did not respond to WhatsApp messages.
Meanwhile, CCTV footage from the parking lot shows the victim being forcibly removed from a white car parked next to the victim's car. The victim was then forced into the car.
According to the Cempaka Mas police, the victim screamed for help, prompting them to approach the white car, but the car immediately sped off.
Later, on Thursday morning, the victim was found dead, duct-taped, and dumped in an empty field in Cilangkara Village, Cikarang, West Java.
The case is currently being handled by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.
The Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Jakarta Metropolitan Police, AKBP Roby Hery Saputra, confirmed that the case is being handled by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.
"It has been handled by the Metro Jaya Police Mobile Brigade Sub-Directorate," he said.
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