Ahead Of Eid, Cilacap Police Holds Operation Ketupat Candi 2022, 700 Personnel Deployed

Members of the Cilacap Police Station who will guard a number of roads ahead of Eid al-Fitr/ Photo: Doc. Cilacap Police Station

CILACAP – To face the Eid homecoming in 2022, the Cilacap Police carried out the Ketupat Candi Operation. This Cilacap Police-level operation was held to ensure that the community was safe and healthy during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr 1443 H in the Cilacap Regency area.

The title of the Ketupat Candi Operations Force (OKC) which was attended by Forkopimda Elements and related agencies with as many as 700 troops ready to guard Cilacap City during the operation which will be carried out for 12 days, from 28 April to 9 May 2022.

Cilacap Police Chief AKBP Eko Widiantoro revealed that as many as 700 personnel consisting of the TNI, Polri, and related stakeholders will be deployed in 14 Pam Posts to anticipate especially Lebaran homecoming activities in the Cilacap Regency area.

"We make sure we are ready to carry out the 2022 Ketupat Candi Operation," he said in a written statement, Friday, April 22.

"Considering that this year's Eid, the government allows people to go home, we must anticipate as best we can so that traffic jams and security disturbances do not occur." said the Chief of Police.

Eko added, Cilacap Regency is a border area of West Java and Central Java, so that congestion points that usually occur must be anticipated immediately. He also appealed to travelers to be properly prepared because according to him safety is the main thing, lest something unwanted happen.