Perpetrators Of Begal Bicycles, TNI Officers Allegedly Number 4 People

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JAKARTA - The police are still investigating the bicycle robbery case where the victim is a Colonel in the ranks of the TNI officer. The provisional result is that the alleged perpetrators were four people who used two motorbikes.

"Initial hints from CCTV were that two motorbikes were suspected to be the perpetrators," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Wednesday, October 28.

However, the identity of the perpetrators cannot yet be known because from the existing CCTV footage, they were wearing masks and helmets.

In addition, the vehicle used by the suspected perpetrators was not equipped with a vehicle number plate. Thus, the police had difficulty detecting their identity.

Meanwhile, with regard to disclosure efforts, three witnesses have been questioned. They are said to be in the vicinity of the scene when the robbery occurred.

"We have examined 3 witnesses, witnesses are people around the location," he said.

It was reported earlier that a bicycle robbery struck a TNI officer at Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Monday, October 26. At that time, he was cycling across the Ministry of Defense Building at around 6:45 WIB

"Yes, it is true (there were mugging of cyclists), we are currently conducting an investigation," said the Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kompol Kadek Budiarta.

Based on the information gathered, the TNI officers who became victims came from the Marine Corps. The police are still hunting for the perpetrator who injured the TNI officer.

"We are currently still conducting searches, hopefully they will be caught soon," said Budi.