Police Arrest 18 Teenagers In Jambi Involved In A Brawl Because They Mock Each Other On Instagram, Sajam Confiscated

Jambi Police Chief Kombes Pol Eko Wahyudi gave a press statement regarding the arrest of a group of teenage brawls in Jambi City, Monday (22/5/2023). (ANTARA/Tuya)

JAMBI - The Jambi Police Satreskrim Team arrested 18 groups of teenagers involved in a brawl on Jalan Arief Rahman Hakim, Telanaipura, Jambi City.

"The reports of a group of youths who were arrested by the Jambi Police Satreskrim who were involved in the brawl were from two different groups, namely the Telanaipura group and the Kasang group. This brawl occurred on Friday morning (19/5) at 03.00 WIB," said Jambi Police Chief Kombes Eko Wahyudi, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 22.

A group of youths involved in this brawl, initially mocked each other through social media (medsos) Instagram.

Eko Wahyudi said the perpetrators mocked each other on Instagram social media.

"These two groups have their respective Instagram accounts," he said.

The Jambi Police Chief explained that after mocking each other, these groups of youths launched their brawl in the Telanaipura area, Jambi City.

This Telanai group is already waiting for a group from Kasang for a brawl.

Of the 18 people who were arrested, two of them were adults and 16 were minors. Eight of them are still junior high and high school students.

From this incident, the police named four suspects, namely two suspects for assaulting and two other suspects for carrying sharp weapons. Police are also still hunting down other perpetrators involved in the brawl.

Eko explained that the Jambi Police also summoned parents, schools, sub-districts and sub-districts to provide enlightenment regarding the incident. This is done so that the incident does not happen again.