More Restless! Gunung Antang Thugs Return To Action, Bullets Are Found From Residents' Houses

The glass in one of the residents' houses in Rawa Bunga Jatinegara was hit by a bullet/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Residents of Jalan Kemuning, Bendungan, RT 05/01, Rawa Bunga Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta are increasingly restless over the rampant acts of thuggery in the prostitution area of Gunung Antang, East Jakarta.

This is because the localization of prostitution on land owned by PT KAI often causes trouble. In fact, criminal acts often occur which cause many casualties in the hidden prostitution area.

One resident with the initials HB (45) admitted that he was restless over the attack by a group of thugs with sharp weapons who looked violent towards residents in his area.

"I'm very nervous, especially when something like this happens. According to residents' information, yesterday (Sunday, June 12, early morning) they attacked residents with hailstones and brought sharp weapons in RW 01," he told VOI at the location of the beating against residents of Jalan Kemuning Dam, RW 01, Jatinegara, Monday, June 13.

Then the following incidents of attacks on residents occurred again on Sunday, June 12 night until Monday, June 13 in the early hours of this morning.

"Monday, June 13, early in the morning at around 02:52 WIB, a group of thugs attacked residents again. Many residents' houses were damaged by throwing stones and being shot at," he said.

The attack by a group of thugs against residents occurred after the police guard began to loosen.

"After the police officers left the scene, another attack occurred. In fact, projectiles such as firearms were found in one of the residents' houses," he said.

The residents then handed over the bullet projectiles to the Jatinegara Police to serve as evidence. Residents hope that the police can take firm action against the thugs who are troubling residents.

"(unrestless) Of course, residents have come to me and LMK and other administrators since yesterday to follow up on this problem. Because it makes them restless and tense, it makes (residents) uncomfortable," he said.

HB said that the four residents who were victims of the attack had made a police report regarding the beating to the East Jakarta Metro Police with the number LP/B/1274/VI/2022/SPKT East Jakarta Metro Police.

"Residents who were injured have made a report to the East Jakarta Police," he said.

Residents asked the police to take firm steps to arrest the perpetrators of the stabbing.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for East Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Ahsanul Muqqafi confirmed that there were reports of assaults against residents at the East Jakarta Metro Police. The case is also being handled by the East Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim).

"It will be followed up as soon as possible," he said when contacted by VOI, Monday, June 13, noon.