The Viral Car Chased By Mother And Toddler In Menteng Was Chased And Stoned

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JAKARTA - The police are investigating a car vandalism case by a group of people in the Proklamasi area, Menteng, Central Jakarta. This damage allegedly occurred due to vehicle rubbing.

"It is true, at 10.00 WIB, a car carried by mothers carrying their children was damaged. Now it has been reported to the Police," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Heru Novianto quoted by Antara, Tuesday, September 8.

The beginning of the attack carried out by car passengers to other car drivers in the Menteng area was allegedly due to touching. The person in the other car was trying to catch the car the mother and child were in.

"Then there was a chase. From one of the car owners who wanted to destroy it, we have detected it. There is already a picture and there is a chase, hopefully we can find it soon," said Heru.

Heru said the damage suffered by the car that was damaged in the Menteng area was that the windshield was cracked and the rear glass was broken.

The car vandalism in the Menteng area went viral on Instagram social media and originated from the @westjurnalpalma account. Menteng Police Office handled this incident.

In the video, which lasts two minutes and eight seconds, two men get out of a white MPV car and suddenly chase a car containing three people, including a mother carrying her toddler.

While being chased, one of the passengers recorded the incident and shouted for help from the residents around the Menteng area.

Soon, there was a stone throwing at the car by the pursuers. The car that was pelted with stones managed to escape from the chase of the stone throwers.