Allegedly Bringing Away Tens Of Billions Of Consumer Money, Grab Shop Owner Arrested

ILLUSTRATION / PIXABAY

JAKARTA - The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested the owner of Grab Toko, Yudha Manggala Putra for alleged embezzlement of consumer money worth IDR 17 billion.

Director of Cyber Crime at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Slamet Uliandi said Grab Toko is a website that sells electronic goods at low prices.

"The person concerned was arrested in the area of Selong Village, Kebayoran Baru Subdistrict, Saturday, January 9," Slamet told reporters, Tuesday, January 12.

Slamet said that Yudha's crime was to create an online shopping website. The site lists various electronic goods at low prices so as to attract potential buyers.

But when a prospective buyer orders goods, the majority of buyers never receive the item they want. So, those who feel cheated report it. The report is registered under the number LP / B / 0019 / I / 2021 / Bareskrim.

"From the perpetrator's information, it is known that there are 980 customers who ordered electronic goods from the GrabToko website, but only 9 customers received the ordered goods," he said.

Slamet said investigators were still examining Yudha. Because, it is suspected that there are still many other victims. Apart from that, investigators are still investigating the flow of funds.

Meanwhile, from the arrest, several pieces of evidence confiscated included four cell phones, one laptop, two sim cards, one ID card, and four savings books.

Yudha was charged with Article 28 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 45A paragraph 1 of Law Number 19 of 2016 on amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 and / or Article 378 of the Criminal Code and / or Article 82 and / or Article 85 of Law Number 3 Years 2011 concerning Fund Transfers.