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        "id": 1604196,
        "msgid": "loan-shark-gang-attacks-motorcycle-riders-in-bandung-1773208603",
        "date": "2026-03-11 12:10:00",
        "title": "Loan Shark Gang Attacks Motorcycle Riders in Bandung",
        "author": "Mas Alamil Huda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Two motorcycle riders in Bandung were severely beaten by suspected loan sharks (mata elang) near Pasirluyu Road, with video footage going viral on social media. One victim, a 44-year-old identified as AA, sustained head and facial injuries during the attack. Police have launched a manhunt for the perpetrators and are investigating the incident.",
        "content": "<p>A viral video showing two motorcycle riders sustaining head and\nfacial injuries on Pasirluyu Road, Regol District, Bandung has sparked\nwidespread concern on social media. The victims are believed to have\nbeen attacked by loan sharks (mata elang) or debt collectors.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post by Police Commissioner Manang Soebeti (<span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"manangsoebeti_official\">@manangsoebeti_official<\/span>), one\nvictim identified as AA, aged 44, was shown lying on the roadside\nvisibly in pain whilst holding his head. The victim told residents who\nassisted him that he had been attacked by loan sharks.<\/p>\n<p>A second victim was similarly seen wincing in pain whilst leaning\nagainst a shop, with blood streaming from head and facial wounds. Both\nvictims were heard shouting at the assailants, calling them thieves,\nbefore they fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>According to gathered information, the victims were travelling along\nPasirluyu Road when they were allegedly ambushed by the loan shark gang.\nA confrontation ensued between the victims and the suspected\nperpetrators, escalating when the attackers struck the victims with what\nis believed to be a metal implement. Police Commissioner Manang\nsubsequently called for the attention and intervention of Bandung Police\nHeadquarters and the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK).<\/p>\n<p>Regol District Police Chief Kompol Heri Suryadi confirmed the\nincident occurred. He stated the alleged attack on the motorcycle riders\ntook place on Sunday, 8 March 2026 at approximately 17:15 Western\nIndonesian Time. \u201cConfirmed, the incident occurred yesterday, Sunday on\nthe 8th at 17:15 WIB,\u201d said Heri when contacted on Wednesday, 11\nFebruary 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the matter had been followed up by police\nauthorities. The perpetrators are currently being sought by law\nenforcement. \u201cIt has been followed up and the perpetrators are being\npursued,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/loan-shark-gang-attacks-motorcycle-riders-in-bandung-1773208603",
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