INDRAMAYU - Indramayu Resort Police (Polres), West Java, revealed the murder case of a man with the initials DS (45), whose body was found in the Pagedangan Village rice field area, Tukdana District, Indramayu.

Indramayu Police Chief AKBP Ari Setyawan Wibowo said his party arrested two perpetrators with the initials T (24) and M (24), who were suspected of being directly involved in acts of persecution to the death toll.

"Within less than 24 hours, we managed to uncover this murder case and secure two suspects," said Ari as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 26.

He explained that suspect M was arrested on Saturday (24/5) at around 17.00 WIB at his home, while T was arrested on Sunday (25/5) at around 12.30 WIB while hiding in Kerticala Village, Tukdana District.

This incident began when the victim and the suspects watched a performance by the people while drinking liquor, which then sparked an argument between them.

The next night, according to the Police Chief, the victim returned to gather with the perpetrators and one other person for a liquor party.

In a drunken state, the victim was then invited by perpetrator T to the scene of the incident on a motorbike.

"The victim was taken to the rice field area (in Pagedangan Village)," he said.

Ari said that at that location the victims were abused by the perpetrators using their bare hands, causing them to fall and become unconscious.

After falling, he continued, the victim was stepped on on the head by one of the perpetrators so that the victim suffered serious injuries to the head and chest due to the abuse.

"From the results of the crime scene, it was found that there were traces of violence that led to criminal acts, so we immediately carried out an investigation," he said.

From the results of the investigation, the police confirmed that the motive for the murder was motivated by the perpetrator's anger at the victim who was often involved in a dispute while drunk together.

Pelaku T dijerat Pasal 338 KUHP tentang pembunuhan dengan ancaman hukuman 15 tahun penjara.

"Meanwhile, perpetrator M was charged with Article 170 paragraph (2) of the 3rd Criminal Code for participating in violence together, with a threat of 12 years in prison," he said.


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