JAKARTA - One of the eight suspected perpetrators of begal who was arrested by the Metro Jaya Police Begal Hunter Team received firm and measured action during the arrest process. The perpetrator is said to have resisted and tried to escape when he was to be secured by officers.
A perpetrator was seen limping as he was escorted into the examination building of the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) of the Metro Jaya Police, Monday, March 18, 2026 evening,
The perpetrator was wearing a striped shirt and shorts, with his hands tied with red cable ties and escorted by officers dressed as thugs.
Director of Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Iman Imannuddin, confirmed that there was a firm action against the perpetrators who resisted during the arrest. However, he emphasized that the action was carried out according to police procedures.
"Because some people resisted and fled, we took firm and measured action," Iman said in his statement, Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Iman explained that the eight perpetrators who were arrested were suspected of being involved in a number of robbery and snatching acts that went viral on social media. Their crime locations are spread across several points in Jakarta, ranging from HI Roundabout, Horse Statue, Kebon Jeruk, Cideng, to Gandaria.
Of the eight suspects, three of them are accomplices in stealing cellphones belonging to foreign nationals in the Bundaran HI area. Based on the results of the interim examination, the group admitted to having acted in around 120 crime scenes (TKP).
"Based on the interim interview, the three suspects have committed 120 incidents or 120 crime scenes," said Iman.
The police recorded at least four victims as foreign nationals from Malaysia, Germany, China, and Italy. Currently, investigators are still investigating and compiling all the crimes committed by the perpetrators.
The suspects were arrested in several areas in Jakarta and Bekasi. They were charged with Articles 466, 471, 477, and 479 of the Criminal Code.
Meanwhile, the police are still hunting for five other perpetrators suspected of being involved in the network. One of them is a member of the gang of pickpockets at HI roundabout. The police are also still pursuing the perpetrators who are suspected of carrying firearms while in action.
"There are still five people who we are still pursuing. One of them is from the HI roundabout. Then there are those who use firearms are still being pursued," he concluded. *
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