Police Arrested the Planned Murder Gang in Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin Police Chief Kombes Sabana Atmojo (left second)/ANTARA/Tumpal Andani Aritonang

BANJARMASIN - East Banjarmasin Police, South Kalimantan, arrested five members of a plot of premeditated murder who ganged up on the victim named Muhammad Ferdy Ramadhan (24).

The incident that took the victim's life occurred on Saturday (5/8) evening when the victim was buying pentol food in front of the Jalan Veteran shop, Sungai Bilu Village.

"Personnel have arrested five perpetrators, while the sixth perpetrator is still on the wanted list (DPO)," said Banjarmasin Police Chief Commissioner (Kombes) Sabana Atmojo, reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 8.

Sabana said the motive for the premeditated murder was the result of exchange of glances between the victim and two youths with the initials KH and IK who were friends of the perpetrators.

"KH and IK reported to the six perpetrators of the murder, then the perpetrators planned to kill using sharp weapons," he said.

The MIB perpetrators took time to return home to pick up a sickle-type sharp weapon. After arriving at the scene, the perpetrators beat the victim and injured him in the stomach and back using a sickle until he died on the spot covered in blood and then the perpetrators left him.

Sabana revealed that of the six perpetrators of premeditated murder, five of whom had the initials MIB, MKS, RM, AM, PA arrested, while the perpetrator with DPO status had the initials SF.

The Police Chief said that joint personnel arrested the perpetrator with the initials MIB on Sunday (6/8) in the morning in the border area of ​​Barito Kuala Regency with the border of Central Kalimantan, then the next day arrested four perpetrators with the initials MKS, RM, AM, PA, in different areas.

Meanwhile, KH and IK, who were friends of the six perpetrators of premeditated murder, are still in the process of developing an investigation into whether there was involvement and planning.

Sabana said that his party would increase patrols to ensure security and order in the city of Banjarmasin, especially at midnight when there were quite a few incidents of delinquency involving youths in the area nicknamed the "City of a Thousand Rivers".

"The city of Banjarmasin must remain safe. Anyone who tries to disturb the order will be dealt with strictly," said Sabana.