JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the Central Jakarta Metro Police arrested five perpetrators of a robbery against firefighters (damkar) that occurred in the Gambir area, Central Jakarta.
The five perpetrators were arrested at a hotel in the Penjaringan area, North Jakarta, while partying with liquor. Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Jakarta Central Metro Police, AKBP Roby Hery Saputra, said the arrest was made on Monday night, April 13, 2026.
"The perpetrator was arrested last night at a hotel in North Jakarta," Roby told VOI, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
The five perpetrators have initials F, R, R, H, and R. They are a gang of begal specialists known to act sadistically in the capital.
"The motive is pure begal," he said.
The arrest was carried out by a joint team of the Central Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit together with the Gambir Metro Police. From the results of the examination, the five perpetrators were found to be positive for consuming methamphetamine.
"They are positive for drugs, but during the raid no evidence of narcotics was found at the location," he explained.
Previously, the act of robbery occurred on Thursday, April 2, 2026, on Jalan KH Hasyim Ashari, Gambir. The victim with the initials BM, a damkar officer in the Johar Baru sector, was attacked while crossing towards Harmoni.
Based on CCTV footage, the victim was hit by several perpetrators until he fell. When trying to get up, the victim was hit again and hit with a hard object until he suffered serious injuries.
The perpetrators also took away the victim's motorcycle, two mobile phones, and money before fleeing.
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