Only 2 Months of Work, Employee Accused of Stealing Padel Rack Worth Rp50 Million, 2 Days in Custody

Illustration of a padel racket/ Photo: Alodokter

JAKARTA - A man with the initials Abdul Latif is suspected of being a victim of kidnapping, persecution, and confiscation after being accused of stealing a padel racket worth Rp50 million from where he worked at Pedal Padel. The case is now being handled by the South Jakarta Metro Police and has entered the investigation stage.

The incident is known to have started on June 21, 2026 when several people claiming to be Pedal Padel employees came to Abdul Latif's family home. They accused the victim, who had only been working for about two months, of taking a padel racket and asking the family to compensate for the loss of Rp. 50 million.

Based on information circulating, Abdul Latif was taken to the Pedal Padel office. While at the location, the victim was allegedly detained and subjected to persecution.

As a result, the victim suffered a number of injuries, including a bruised face, blue eyes, broken teeth, and wounds on the legs.

The family said the victim was allegedly detained for about two days. On June 23, 2026, Abdul Latif contacted his family via video call using a mobile phone belonging to one of the employees. In the call, the victim's condition was worrying with a face full of bruises and blue eyes.

The victim's mother admitted that she had offered a settlement by paying compensation of Rp1 million per month due to economic constraints. However, according to the family, the request was rejected and they were still asked to pay the full amount of Rp50 million.

In addition, the family also admitted that two motorbikes belonging to the victim's brother and one Xiaomi mobile phone were taken to the Pedal Padel office as collateral.

Accompanied by a lawyer, Abdul Latif's mother and sister then reported the alleged crime of kidnapping, persecution, and confiscation to the South Jakarta Metro Police. The report was registered in LP/B/2471/VI/2026/SPKT/POLRES METRO JAKSEL/POLDA METRO JAYA and LP/B/2472/VI/2026/SPKT/POLRES METRO JAKSEL/POLDA METRO JAYA.

Head of Public Relations of South Jakarta Metro Police, AKP Joko Adi Wibowo, confirmed the report. He said, the South Jakarta Police Resmob team moved quickly after receiving the report and immediately secured a number of people suspected of being involved.

"Regarding this case, there was indeed a police report. After receiving the report, that day the Resmob team of the South Jakarta Metro Police moved quickly and then arrested the perpetrator," Joko told the media, Friday, June 26, 2026.

He added that investigators then carried out a series of investigations until the case was upgraded to the investigation stage and named the suspected parties as suspects.

"Then a series of investigations were carried out until the fingerprints were raised and then the person suspected of being the perpetrator was determined," he said.