Raising Sustenance Amid Threats, Little Busker Hides Sickles Behind Ondel-ondel Sarong

Three ondel-ondel buskers beat ukulele buskers in Lagoa, Koja, Jakut/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The stabbing motive carried out by three ondel-ondel buskers against an ukulele busker with the initials HB alias Macan turned out to have challenges from the victim.

HB alias Macan, known as a senior busker in the area. HB alias Macan then threatened the three ondel-ondel buskers if he was going to slash them.

The dispute and threats have been going on for a long time. Then because they felt cornered, the three ondel-ondel buskers had prepared resistance efforts.

Well, one of the three ondel-ondel buskers has slipped a sharp sickle-type weapon into an ondel-ondel statue.

The sickles are in case they meet a Tiger, the known ukulele busker.

"So initially, a perpetrator with the initials LP (16) was chased by HB alias Macan. The perpetrators of LB were chased with a knife and ran to the drink shop," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Koja Police, AKP Fernando, Thursday, November 20.

After seeing his colleague being chased by ukulele buskers, two other perpetrators with the initials AAI (17) and RA (17) then chased L to help him.

"HB alias Macan, who previously chased ondel-ondel buskers, was finally stabbed again by the two ondel-ondel buskers. He was injured in the hand," he said.

Kanit explained that the three perpetrators before the stabbing incident were often threatened by HB alias Macan and S who were ukulele buskers.

Until now, the three perpetrators are still being held at the Koja Police. The three perpetrators are threatened with being charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code.

Previously, it was reported that the Koja Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested three ondel-ondel buskers with the initials LP (16), AAI (17) and RA (17) for stabbing the ukulele busker that occurred on Wednesday night, November 19 at around 23.00 WIB.

The three perpetrators, residents of Lagoa, North Jakarta, slashed two ukulele buskers in front of the Chizzu Up beverage shop, Jalan Semangka, RT 01/10, Lagoa Village, Koja District, North Jakarta.

"The three perpetrators are ondel-ondel buskers. The victims have the initials S and M, the ukulele busker whose whereabouts have yet to be found," said Koja Police Chief, Kompol Andry Suharto when confirmed, Thursday, November 20, morning.

The police chief explained that the arrests of the three perpetrators began with a community report. Then the Koja Criminal Investigation Unit together with members of the Jatanras Polres Metro Jakarta Utara visited the scene.

Then from the results of the TKP check and video footage at the TKP, the officers recognized the identities of the perpetrators.

Then a search was carried out until finally they managed to catch the three on Jalan Lorong 4Y, Lagoa Village, Koja District, while the perpetrator was hanging out.