Police Arrest Residential Developer In Tanjungpinang Who Tricked Hundreds Of Millions Of Victims

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for Tanjungpinang Police, AKP Awal Sya'ban. BETWEEN/OGEN

TANJUNGPINANG - The Tanjungpinang Police, Riau Islands (Kepri) arrested a housing developer Rini Kustiyani, for being involved in a fraud case and/or embezzlement of money worth Rp. 166 million for the victim Haslina.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for Tanjungpinang Police, AKP Awal Sya'ban, said the perpetrators were detained in Nongsa District, Batam, Sunday, May 15.

"The perpetrator has been taken to the Tanjungpinang Police Satreskrim Office to be investigated as a suspect," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, Awal Sya'ban, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 17.

Early explained the chronology of the incident when the victim Haslina bought a type 38 house unit at The Hill Residence Housing, Jalan Hanjoyo Putro at Kilometer 8 Atas, Tanjungpinang City on August 12, 2015.

At that time, the victim bought the house by paying in stages for IDR 166 million to the perpetrator Rini. The first payment was made on June 30, 2015, and paid off on February 10, 2016.

However, after paying in full, the perpetrator Rini did not sign the sale and purchase deed (AJB), until the victim asked for a certificate of the house that had been purchased around August 2017, but the perpetrator said that the certificate had been pledged at one of the regional private banks in Tanjungpinang since October 19, 2016 for business capital loans.

After that, the perpetrator turned out to have problems with loan credit, so the bank intended to confiscate the house.

"For this incident, the victim feels that the developer has cheated, because until now the certificate has not been given. Then, the victim reported this incident to the police for further investigation and investigation," said Awal.

Early on, after going through a series of investigations to determine a criminal act and carry out the title of suspect, it has been concluded that there has been an alleged criminal act of fraud and or embezzlement as referred to in the formulation of Article 378 and or Article 372 of the Criminal Code.

In addition to arresting the perpetrator Rini, the police also secured a number of evidences in the form of a receipt for payment of installments, a photocopy of a certificate, a copy of the key handover minutes, a bundle of deeds, a certificate of ownership, credit agreements, and transaction documents (assessment). guarantee) on behalf of Rini Kustiyani.