JAKARTA Street crime has occurred again in front of Tanah Abang Station, Central Jakarta. This time, a public transportation passenger from Cilacap, Central Java, became a victim of a robbery carried out by a group of men.

The victim with the initials MIMA (22) admitted to being the target of a robbery by five unknown people shortly after leaving Tanah Abang Station. In their action, the perpetrators not only took the victim's money and cellphone, but also accused him of being a buyer of illegal drugs.

"I just left Tanah Abang Station, and was immediately held at gunpoint by five people, I thought I wanted to buy illegal drugs," said MIMA.

This incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, May 5, 2025, at around 00.05 WIB. At that time, MIMA, who had just traveled from Depok, was wrong to go down at Tanah Abang Station when it was supposed to go to Tangerang.

In a state of panic and fear, the victim was lucky to get help from an online motorcycle taxi driver who happened to be not far from the location. The driver then took him to the nearest police station.

However, until Tuesday morning (6/5), the Tanah Abang Metro Police had not yet received an official report from the victim.

"Our team has checked the location of the incident, but the victim has not yet made a report," said Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, Kompol Haris Akhmat Basuki, when confirmed.

The Tanah Abang Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit is currently still conducting an investigation. The police are also gathering information from a number of witnesses around the scene.

"The perpetrator has not been identified. We are still investigating the statements of the witnesses," he added.

After checking, the location of the incident turned out to be in the Gambir District, Central Jakarta. Therefore, this case is now being handled together by the Tanah Abang Metro Police and the Gambir Metro Police.


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