Traders In Rengasdengklok Arrested, Pistols Pointed Turns Out To Be Fire Vulnerables

Karawang Police Chief AKBP Wirdhanto Hadicaksono (center). BETWEEN A/Ali Khumaini.

The police officers from the Karawang Police arrested a young man who harassed fruit traders using firearms in the Rengasdengklok area, Karawang Regency, West Java.

"The perpetrator with the initials JP (38), a resident of Warudoyong Village, Rengasdengklok District, we arrested him at his home on Tuesday (9/5) yesterday," said Karawang Police Chief AKBP Wirdhanto Hadicaksono, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 10.

He said the perpetrator was arrested after his actions recorded by CCTV went viral on social media.

In the viral video, the perpetrator is seen pointing a firearm-like object at a fruit shopkeeper in Rengasdengklok.

The viral incident on social media occurred on Saturday (6/5) at around 12.30 WIB.

The boy's champion act was caught on CCTV cameras and went viral on social media. The CCTV camera footage shows the young man wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, standing staggered and challenging the residents," he said.

After scolding the residents while pointing a firearm, the young man was identified by the police.

"After the perpetrator was identified, we immediately arrested the perpetrator," he said.

During the arrest, the police confiscated evidence in the form of a t-shirt and one jeans worn by the victim, a gun-like object that turned out to be a match, as well as Rp100,000 in cash from the confiscation.