JAKARTA - The Bandung City Police (Polresta) is investigating the case of the beating of a man with the initials A in Baleendah District which resulted in the victim's death.
Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Bandung Police, Kompol Luthfi Olot Gigantara, said that the beating occurred on July 8 and the victim was declared dead on July 17, 2025.
"Currently, a joint team is carrying out a series of investigative actions to uncover and identify the perpetrators of criminal acts against the victim," he said in Soreang, Friday, July 18, which was confiscated by Antara.
Olot revealed that the video of the beating went viral on social media. In the video, a group of people is seen hanging out in a shop.
Not long after, a man riding a motorcycle who was known to be the victim came to the location, and was brutally beaten by more than six people.
He said the police plan to carry out an exhumation process to investigate further the cause of death of the victim.
"We have identified the victim, namely the initials A, which is currently buried and plans to carry out an exhumation on Saturday," he said.
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Luthfi explained that the family had just reported the incident after the victim died. After receiving the report, the police immediately moved to investigate the crime scene (TKP) and collect evidence.
"We immediately processed the crime scene and checked the crime scene and coordinated with the forensic doctor for immediate exhumation, to find out the exact cause of death of the victim," he said.
He suspected that there was more than one perpetrator of the beating. The investigation was carried out by collecting witness testimony and tracing CCTV footage at the scene.
"We are still conducting a series of investigations to reveal or identify the perpetrators, armed with testimony from witnesses and CCTV footage at the crime scene," said Olot.
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