Residents Find Mortars In Sawah, Have Been Holding And Then Cleaned

Team Gegana Brimob Central Java Police Evacuates mortars In Rice Fields/ Photo: Doc. Central Java Police

BANYUMAS - Kembaran Police, Banyumas Police, Central Java Police visited the location where the object suspected of being a mortar was found in the rice fields of Kembaran Kec Village. Kembaran. Banyumas Police Chief Kombes Pol Edy Suranta Sitepu, through the Kembaran Police Chief AKP Mufti Is Efendi said that the object suspected of being a mortar was found by a farmer named Rasam (60), a resident of PurBana Village, Kembaran District, on Thursday morning (February 15).

"So when the witness (Rasam) cleared the flow of rice fields, suddenly found an object that resembled a bottle but (a material) made of iron embedded in a rice field. Out of curiosity, the witness took the object," said Kembaran Police Chief AKP Mufti Is Efendi, in a written statement, Sunday 18 February.

When cleaned, the witness saw that the object had a hook on its end. Knowing this, the witness informed his son and the village head to report it to the Kembaran Police.

"Following up on the report, we went straight to the crime scene to install a police line, recorded witnesses, then coordinated with Inafis and contacted the Gegana Brimob Banyumas unit to process the crime scene", said the police chief.

Furthermore, at 15.30 WIB, the Jibom team from the Gegana Brimob Banyumas Unit jumped into the location to carry out sterilization and disposal.

The police chief explained that the destruction process was carried out starting from sterilization, excavation, placement and assembly of handak and securing the location of the deposit.

"The deposit was carried out by the Jibom team at 16.30 WIB. The situation is safe and under control", said the police chief.