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Screenshot of a video of a cellphone robbery being beaten by residents in Pinang Tangerang

TANGERANG Residents on Jalan KH Hasyim Ashari, Selangktog, Pinang, Tangerang City, Wednesday night, January 11, suddenly crowded. They caught a cellphone robbery that had been haunting the area. Residents who were annoyed, judged the perpetrators with a blow.

The vigilant act was recorded in a video which eventually went viral on social media. In the video, the perpetrator is seen wearing a gray dress limping and his face is battered. He was taken by local residents to be handed over to the police.

The incident began when the victim had just returned from the mosque, suddenly the perpetrator came on a motorbike. He immediately took the victim's cellphone.

Suddenly, the victim immediately shouted until the residents around him moved to chase the perpetrator. Unfortunately, when trying to escape on his motorbike, a woman threw a flower pot at the perpetrator.

As a result, the thief fell and was arrested and then beaten. In fact, it can be seen in a video that a resident beats the perpetrator with a gesture.

Pinang Police Chief, Iptu Hendi confirmed the incident. The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 11, at night.

He denied that the arrest of the perpetrator was a robbery. According to him, it was just the theft of cellphones.

"It's not a robber. It's an ordinary cellphone thief, (so) just taking the cellphone, it's just like that," said Hendi when confirmed, Thursday, January 12.

Now the perpetrator is at the Pinang Police for further processing. However, Hendi explained that the perpetrator had not been named a suspect, because the victim did not make a police report.

The victim did not make a report either. The perpetrator is still being arrested, still being investigated. It's not even 1x24 hours. The victim also didn't demand it," he concluded.