Identity Of Body In Sack In Tangerang Revealed, Victims Of South Lampung Residents

The discovery of a corpse in a sack in Tangerang/ Photo: IST

TANGERANG Police managed to reveal the identity of a corpse in a sack found on Jalan Daan Mogot Km 21, Batuceper, Tangerang City. The victim is known as Al-Bashar (32), a resident of Sugih Waras Hamlet, South Lampung.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tangerang City Metro Police, AKBP Dicky, explained that the victim was an employee at a convection company in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta.

"It's true, Mr. X's identity has been identified, namely on behalf of Al-Bashar. The victim works at a convection company in the Pesanggrahan area," said Dicky in his statement on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The identity of the victim was revealed after the police identified the fingerprints. After that, the police contacted the victim's family to do further matching.

"We contacted the victim's family and came to the Tangerang District Hospital. They recognized the victim from physical characteristics such as teeth, scars on her back, and clothes worn," he explained.

After the identification process was complete, the victim's body was handed over to the family to be buried in his hometown in South Lampung.

"The handover of the body to the family was carried out on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at around 10:00 WIB at the Tangerang District Hospital," added Dicky.

Meanwhile, the Sub-Directorate of Jatanras Polda Metro Jaya has arrested two people suspected of being the perpetrators, each with the initials N and R. Both are currently undergoing intensive examinations.

"For the motive and details of the case, it is still under further investigation," concluded Dicky.