JAKARTA - The Duren Sawit Police have arrested a gang of fraudsters and extortionists targeting motorcycle riders on Jalan Basuki Rahmat, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta.

The gang from Central Jakarta numbered four people with the initials HR (25), MI (29), JH (35) and MTG (24). Meanwhile, the captain in this gang has the initials HR.

Duren Sawit Police Chief AKP Sutikno explained that this group contained five perpetrators. Four people have been arrested, and one other perpetrator is still at large.

"They grouped up on motorbikes while in action, continued to grab the victim and accused the victim of hitting the perpetrator's sister and extorting the victim's motorbike and cellphone," said AKP Sutikno to reporters, Wednesday, January 31.

AKP Sutikno said that in his action, the gang had launched several crimes. However, in the last action, the perpetrators were arrested by members of the Duren Sawit Police Buser.

During the development of the investigation, the Duren Sawit Police Buser got four perpetrators, but one perpetrator fled.

"The perpetrators apparently have often acted in several areas, namely Duren Sawit, Pulogadung, Ancol, Tanah Abang, and Kemayoran," he said.

The police have also secured several pieces of evidence that were taken by the perpetrators and the vehicle used during the action.

"There were five motorbikes that were secured, then two mobile phones as evidence that we have secured," he said.

As a result of this act, the perpetrators are threatened with being charged with multiple articles. They were charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code with a threat of nine years in prison, and Article 378 of the Criminal Code with a threat of four years in prison.


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