KUNINGAN - The Kuningan Resort Police (Polres), West Java, revealed a case of false reports related to the burglary action made by a man with the initials A (30), a resident of Bandung, to cover debts due to gambling (judol).
Head of the Kuningan Police Satreskrim AKP Nova Bhayangkara explained that the man had previously admitted to being a victim of robbery in the Bandorasa Kulon Village area, but the results of the investigation showed that the incident was fabricated.
"The motive was because he was in gambling debt. He borrowed money from his superiors, but ran out of playing gambling. Then he pretended to be robbed so he wouldn't be billed," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 2.
In a report to the Cilimus Police on Monday (30/6), A claimed to have been robbed by two unknown people and the man admitted to being hit with a stone until he was injured in the left temple.
Nova said investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cilimus Police and the Kuningan Police Resmob Team found a number of irregularities in the reporting statements, especially when matched with witnesses and evidence in the field.
In addition, he mentioned from the description of the head of the livestock cage where A works, it was known that the Rp3.2 million money brought by the man was a salary loan, and the plan was to be taken through a bank agent.
"After we checked, no cash withdrawal transactions at BRILink were mentioned. This strengthens our suspicions," he said.
During the follow-up examination, according to him, A finally admitted that the incident never happened.
"The perpetrator apparently only had a single accident at the same location," he said.
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The police are currently considering the application of Article 220 of the Criminal Code concerning false reports, with a maximum penalty of four years in prison against the perpetrators.
In addition, Nova said A could also be charged with Articles 14 and 15 of Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning the spread of fake news that could cause trouble in society.
"This is a warning for the public not to play with the law. Moreover, making fake reports just because they are wrapped in gambling," he said.
The Kuningan Police also appealed to the public to be wiser in managing finances and avoiding gambling practices, including gambling, which cause a lot of economic and legal losses.
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