JAKARTA - Polrestabes Bandung revealed the motive behind the gold fraud case accompanied by shooting using an airsoft gun in the Sukajadi area, Bandung City. The perpetrator with the initials HJ is known to have acted recklessly because he ran out of money while on vacation in Bandung.
Head of the Bandung Police, Kombes Pol Budi Sartono, said the suspect was from Pekalongan and came to Bandung with his wife for a vacation. During the three days he was in Bandung, all the money he had was spent.
"The person concerned is from Pekalongan, on vacation in Bandung City and staying at one of the hotels in the Sukajadi area. Because he was out of money, the perpetrator told his wife to sell the gold," he said Thursday, December 25, 2025.
However, the gold sold was later found to be fake. When the action was uncovered and the perpetrators tried to escape, a chase ensued which resulted in a shooting using an airsoft gun.
As a result of the incident, the victim suffered facial injuries. The police and residents immediately evacuated the victim to the Advent Bandung Hospital for medical treatment.
"The victim suffered injuries to the face and we immediately took him to Advent Hospital for treatment," he said.
Previously, a video circulated on social media (medsos) Instagram related to a fraud action against an gold trader on the side of the road in the Sukagalih area, Sukajadi, Bandung City, Wednesday, December 24, 2025. A couple of perpetrators who are suspected of being husband and wife tried to deceive the victim by selling fake gold or gold coating.
When the action was uncovered and the perpetrators tried to escape, one of the perpetrators allegedly fired using an airsoft gun until it hit the victim's cheek. Despite being injured, the victim wearing a pink shirt was able to fight by rolling the perpetrator's motorcycle.
Head of the Bandung Police, Kombes Pol Budi Sartono, said the suspect with the initials HJ together with his wife offered gold to gold traders on the side of the road at a price of Rp7 million. After going through the bargaining process, the transaction was agreed upon at a price of Rp5 million.
"Before the transaction was made, the gold trader had checked the authenticity of the gold using the tools he had. From two checks, the gold was seen as genuine so the trader handed over Rp5 million to the suspect," he said.
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