Two men who stole passengers' bags in the Commuter Line train carriage were arrested by members of the Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit after going viral on social media.
The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tambora Police, AKP Sudrajat Djumantara, said the incident was reported on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The incident occurred when the Commuter Line train stopped at Tambora Station, West Jakarta.
Initially, the victim named Eza realized that his backpack was left behind after changing trains at Manggarai Station to Depok.
The bag contains important electronic items such as laptops, CCTV cameras, and other supporting devices with total losses estimated at IDR 10 million.
Victim Eza also reported this incident to the Tambora Police. Luckily, the theft was caught by CCTV cameras in a series of Commuter Line carriages.
The CCTV footage then went viral on Instagram social media. In the CCTV footage circulating, two young men are seen approaching the trunk of the storage area in the Commuter Line carriage.
In the recording, one of the perpetrators wearing a red jacket got into the carriage and took a bag that was left on the trunk shelf over the passenger seat.
After receiving the victim's report, the Tambora Police immediately conducted an investigation.
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Armed with CCTV footage information, the police immediately moved quickly to carry out tracking. The police then managed to identify the perpetrators and arrest them.
"We managed to secure two perpetrators with the initials DM (29) and JI (27) at their respective residences," said AKP Sudrajat when confirmed, Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Currently, the two perpetrators are still being investigated by investigators from the Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit. The police are also still developing the network of the perpetrators.
"The two perpetrators were charged with Article 362 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with a maximum sentence of five years in prison," he said.
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