Group Of Thugs Attacks Residents Of Swamp Bunga Jatinegara, Two People Get Stabbed By Machetes

The atmosphere at the scene after the attack by a group of thugs in Rawa Bunga Jatinegara, East Jakarta/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - A group of heavily armed thugs attacked residential areas in the Jatinegara area, East Jakarta. At least four residents were victims of the wrong target of the beating on Jalan Kemuning, Dam, RT 05/01, Rawa Bunga Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta.

RH and SI were ganged up by the perpetrators blindly. According to information compiled by VOI, the incident began when RH, SI, SP and RK were buying nasi uduk at the scene on Sunday, June 12, at around 02.10 WIB.

Suddenly, a group of thugs came from the direction of the prostitution area of Gunung Antang, East Jakarta, who were looking for residents who were buying nasi uduk.

Then the victim was approached by the perpetrators. For no apparent reason, the perpetrator suddenly took out a sharp weapon and showered the victim with a machete. After assaulting a number of victims, the perpetrators fled.

As a result of the beating, two residents with the initials RH and SI suffered stab wounds from sharp weapons in the upper back. Meanwhile, two other residents with the initials SP and RK found bruises all over their bodies due to being hit with blunt objects by a group of thugs.

After the incident, residents around the location felt restless. The reason is, the perpetrators are suspected of being a group of thugs localizing Mount Antang, East Jakarta.

"Residents are very restless, anxious and their lives are in danger. Residents are already uncomfortable because of the stabbing incident," said HB (45) a local resident to VOI at the location of the stabbing, Jalan Kemuning, East Jakarta, Monday, June 13.

Residents asked the police to take firm steps to arrest the perpetrators of the stabbing.

Meanwhile, the victims have made a police report regarding the beating to the East Jakarta Metro Police with the number LP/B/1274/VI/2022/SPKT East Jakarta Metro Police.