6 Students In Padang Arrested By Police For Brawl

The Padang Police arrested six students involved in a brawl in Padang, on Thursday (28/7/2022) night. ANTARA/HO-Polresta Padang

PADANG - Padang Police, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) arrested six students who are strongly suspected of being the perpetrators of a brawl in front of the Padang State Vocational High School (SMKN) 1, Kuranji District, Padang.

"After receiving information that there was a brawl and that there were students who were victims, we immediately carried out an investigation to secure the six perpetrators tonight," said Head of the Opsnal Unit of the Padang Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Ipda Adrian Afandi, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 28.

The six perpetrators were arrested by the Padang Police Klewang Team in the Nanggalo District area, along with two sharp weapons at around 19.00 WIB.

The perpetrators are still students from several schools, namely SMKN 5 Padang, SMK Tamsis, and SMK Nusatama.

"We managed to secure sharp weapons from the hands of two perpetrators in the form of sickles and katana, while the other four were participants in the brawl," he said.

Based on the provisional examination, it was found that they were from different schools, then gathered and made an agreement to go attack on SMKN 1 Padang.

"So there are those who coordinate in each school, then gather at one point before having a brawl," he said.

Adrian said that currently the six perpetrators had been taken to the Padang Police Station for examination and legal proceedings.

On the other hand, in the incident, it was reported that one student was a victim due to injuries caused by sharp weapons. The victim is currently receiving medical treatment at the hospital.

As of Thursday night, the Padang Police Opsnal team was still hunting for other perpetrators involved in the brawl at SMKN 1 Padang on Thursday, July 28 that afternoon.

Previously, the attack carried out by a group of teenagers in school uniform at SMKN 1 Padang had gone viral on social media, some people seemed to be carrying sharp weapons.

The Padang Police appealed to all schools to monitor and look after their respective students to anticipate brawls.