Kalideres Thugs Arrested After Palak Passengers Use Modified Scissors

Kalideres thugs who assaulted bus passengers at Kalideres Terminal, West Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Kalideres Police have arrested the perpetrators of extorting or threatening bus passengers at the Kalideres terminal, West Jakarta. The action had gone viral on social media, since Sunday, March 6.

In the 6-second video, it appears that the perpetrator is wearing a red black and white checkered shirt, committing the act of blasphemy using a knife.

"After receiving the report, the members immediately rushed to the scene to find the perpetrators," said Kalideres Police Chief AKP Syafri Wasdar when confirmed, Monday, March 7, afternoon.

The Head of the Sector Police ordered the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kalideres Police, Iptu Tri Baskoro Bintang to hunt down the perpetrators. It didn't take long for the perpetrator to be caught.

"The perpetrator was arrested not far from the location, the perpetrator was also still wearing the same clothes at the time of the burglary," said AKP Syafri.

The police chief explained that during a search, the police found evidence of a sharp weapon, a type of scissors. The scissors were modified to resemble the knife used to threaten the victim.

"So the perpetrator deliberately modified the scissors to resemble a knife to scare the victim," he said.

The perpetrator has done the same thing twice. The perpetrators often hang out and sing at the terminal or on the bus.

The police chief appealed to people who will take the bus at the Kalideres terminal, West Jakarta, to be more careful.

"If there are people who experience a crime, immediately report it to the nearest police station or joint post at the Kalideres bus terminal, West Jakarta," he said.