Revenge Of His Friend Died, Debt Collector Group Burns Street Vendors In Front Of TMP Kalibata

The action of a group of mass-burning street vendors in front of the Kalibata South Jakarta TMP/ Photo: IST

After the death of a debt collector in Kalibata, South Jakarta, an unknown group of people carried out brutal acts, burning stalls of street vendors (PKL) in front of the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery (TMP), tonight, Thursday, December 11.

The Pancoran police chief, Kompol Mansur, said the arson incident was the result of the beating that occurred on Thursday afternoon. However, he continued, other people who did not know anything were also victims.

"The impact is on this neighborhood who don't know anything," said Kompol Mansur, when contacted by the media, Thursday, December 11, 2025.

He said, there were several hotspots at the location. However, now the fire has been extinguished.

"If the shop was difficult to calculate (losses), some of it was closed, because if you look at the hotspots, there are approximately 6 hotspots. But we can extinguish them. Incidentally, the owner is still around here," he said.

Separately, the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Budi Hermanto, said the group was an action of solidarity allegedly from the debt collector group.

"If it's crowded, there might be solidarity," said Budi.

Budi also said that the Polda Metro Jaya and the South Jakarta Metro Police were already at the scene (TKP) to carry out security.

"Well, the South Jakarta Police and the Metro Jaya Police went down to the location for security," he concluded.

Two men suspected of being debt collectors or eagle eyes (matel) became victims of a beating by an unknown group of people (OTK) in the Kalibata area, South Jakarta, Thursday, December 11, 2025. Information was obtained that one person was reported to have died from severe injuries.

The Pancoran police chief, Kompol Mansur, confirmed the incident. He explained that the incident began when the two debt collectors stopped a motorcyclist passing across from the Heroes Cemetery (TMP).