The Perpetrators Of The Murder Of UI Students In Depok Are Known To Be Closed

Neighbors of the perpetrators at the Sudimara cluster, Jombang, South Tangerang, Monday (7/8/2023). (VOI/Muhamad Jehan)

TANGERANG - The murder case allegedly committed by University of Indonesia (UI) student Altafasurya Ardinika Basya (23) against his younger classmate, MNZ (19) continues to be a public confusion. However, the perpetrator's neighbors only found out that the killer was in his area.

One of them, the local RT management, Andi Nasrul (57) admitted that he only found out the perpetrator of the murder in Depok, Friday, August 4, turned out to be his neighbor. The reason is, the appearance of the alleged perpetrator when arrested is different from his daily life.

"So usually (his hair) is long (long). Yesterday I saw it was short. I know the case. But I just found out the perpetrator. Because his name is not detailed, we don't know. We just found out earlier," Andi said when met by the Sudimara Cluster, Jombang, South Tangerang, Monday, August 7, noon.

Andi said that Altafasurya was one of the people who rarely socialized. He considered that in his area there were no friends his age, so the perpetrators rarely left the house.

"The perpetrators used to go to school at night. He went home, he didn't stay at home. He was closed, never participated in community service either," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the police arrested a UI student named Altafasurya Ardinika Basya (23) for allegedly killing his younger brother MNZ (19), a Apik Zire boarding house, Jalan Palakali, RT 07/05, Kukusan Village, Beji District, Depok City.

Deputy Head of Depok Metro Police, AKP Nirwan Pohan said the incident occurred on Friday, August 4, in the morning.

The incident was successfully revealed by the discovery of a corpse in room 102, Indekost Apik Zire, Kukusan Village, Beji, Depok. Then the joint team of the Depok Metro Police and Polsek began to investigate the case.

Based on CCTV footage evidence, it can be seen the whereabouts of the perpetrator named Altafasurya Ardnika Basya at the scene. Furthermore, the CCTV footage was recorded in the photo and shown to a number of witnesses who are also fellow victims.

It turned out that when the police gave a photo of CCTV footage related to the perpetrator's face, apparently the victim's colleague recognized the perpetrator's face.

Then the police went to the perpetrator's boarding house at Wisma Ladika, Jalan Masjid Alfaroq, Kukusan Village, Depok City. The perpetrator was arrested when he left his boarding house.