JAKARTA - The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) of the Polda Metro Jaya has arrested two suspects in the murder of a man in Bekasi. The two perpetrators killed the victim in order to control his valuable goods.
Director of Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Iman Imanuddin, said that from the results of the initial investigation, the main motive of the two suspects was economic, namely wanting to take and control the victim's belongings.
"From the initial investigation, the person concerned only wanted to control the goods owned by the victim," said Iman at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters, Thursday, February 12, 2026.
The two suspects, with initials AR (28) who were arrested in Sukabumi, and ARS (27) were secured in Cianjur. Both have been named as suspects and are now undergoing intensive examination.
Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, added that the victim was known to have just met the two perpetrators about a month before the incident. However, in the short time span, the perpetrator is suspected of having planned the crime.
"From the introduction it turns out that the perpetrator already has evil intentions. Meanwhile, it is known that the perpetrator also took some of the victim's belongings," said Budi.
The police suspect that the friendship that was established was used by the perpetrator to gain access to the victim's house. The theft then led to a death that caused the victim's death.
Currently, investigators are still investigating the role of each suspect, including the possibility of planning and sharing roles in the action. Investigators are also still clarifying a number of parties to strengthen the legal construction in this case.
For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 458 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code and/or Article 479 paragraph (3) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or 20 years.
Previously, a health worker (nakes) with the initials NHW (31) was found dead inside a rented house in the Pondok Gede area, Bekasi City, Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
The victim is a Government Employee with a Work Agreement (PPPK) at RSPAU Halim Perdanakusuma, East Jakarta. NHW was found covered and his body was starting to turn black.
This finding began when the victim's colleague, whose initials are SR, suspected that the victim had not come to work for several days without news. Even the victim's cellphone could not be contacted.
"On Monday, February 2, the victim was supposed to go to work, but there was no news," said the victim's colleague.
Furthermore, SR took the initiative to check directly to the victim's house at Jalan Setia 2 Gang H Enting, Jatiwaringin, Pondok Gede, Bekasi City, Wednesday, February 4, 2026. When he arrived, the door of the rented house was locked.
SR then contacted the landlord to ask for a spare key. They together opened the victim's room, and found NH had died.
The victim's body was then evacuated to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital for a visum and autopsy.
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