JAKARTA - A woman is suspected of being the victim of a mobile phone theft during the New Year's Eve celebration at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia (HI) area, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
The incident occurred in the midst of a crowded crowd of visitors who crowded the HI roundabout to witness the New Year's celebration.
Based on the data collected, the victim only realized that his cellphone was missing after jostling in the middle of the crowd.
The victim appeared to be crying and asked for help from police officers who were on duty around the scene.
"My phone was in the bag, when I wanted to get the phone, there was nothing, then I saw to the side there was her (pointing to the woman to the man who was suspected of being the perpetrator)," he said while crying, at the Police Security Post (Pospam), at HI Roundabout, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Following up on the report, the police secured a suspected perpetrator. The suspected perpetrator was then taken to Pospam Bundaran HI to be questioned.
After the initial examination, the person concerned was then taken to the police station for further investigation.
In addition, based on VOI's monitoring at the location, officers also secured several other suspected perpetrators of theft.
Until the evening, the public was observed to be increasingly crowded at the location of the people's party on New Year's Eve.
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