Dwi Bagus Martono (40), a suspect in the alleged premeditated murder\nof his common-law wife, Dini Hardiyanti (30), and his four-year-old\nstepchild, AGF, reportedly used an alias to cover his tracks while on\nthe run. He used the name \u2018Amanullah\u2019.<\/p>\n
The allegation was disclosed by Aipda Sigit Dwi Susanto, head of the\noperational team of Unit III, Sub-directorate for Violent Crime\n(Jatanras), at the East Java Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation\nDirectorate. Sigit said Bagus used the name while fleeing and hiding at\na religious retreat belonging to a religious leader, or gus, in Gudo\ndistrict, Jombang regency, East Java.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the retreat, the gus changed his name to Amanullah, not\nAminullah,\u201d Sigit told CNNIndonesia.com on Friday (30 October).<\/p>\n
Sigit said that, according to investigators\u2019 questioning, Bagus hoped\nthe name would bring him good fortune. Bagus reportedly said it meant\n\u2018safe because of Allah\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that he would not be easily found, and according to him the name\nmeans safe because of Allah,\u201d Sigit said.<\/p>\n
Bagus stayed at the retreat for around two weeks, where he reportedly\nhid and tried to calm himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was at the retreat for more than two weeks to calm himself,\u201d\nSigit said.<\/p>\n
Police discovered the hiding place after investigators had first\ndetained Dwi Bagus\u2019s legal wife, identified by the initials MAI (34), at\na location in Surabaya. She then provided information about her\nhusband\u2019s network of friends, which helped police track him down.<\/p>\n
Sigit subsequently led the East Java Police Jatanras operational team\nthat arrested Bagus at the retreat on Sunday (25 October).<\/p>\n
Separately, AKBP Arbaridi Jumhur, head of Sub-directorate III\nJatanras at the East Java Police\u2019s Criminal Investigation Directorate,\nsaid the gus who owned the retreat initially objected when investigators\nmoved in to arrest Bagus. After the police explained the situation,\nhowever, he understood and allowed them access.<\/p>\n
Bagus was arrested while fast asleep in a hut on the retreat grounds.\nInvestigators handcuffed him and carried him to a car to take him to the\npolice station for further questioning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was some resistance from the landowner, the owner of the\nplace. But after we explained, he understood. In the end, we took [the\nsuspect] away,\u201d Jumhur said.<\/p>\n
The case came to light after Dini Hardiyanti (30) and her child, AGF\n(4), went missing on 20 September 2026. They had said they were going on\na trip to Telaga Sarangan in Magetan with Bagus to celebrate AGF\u2019s\nbirthday.<\/p>\n
Bagus was sought and arrested on Sunday, 25 October 2026, after\npolice found strong evidence pointing to his involvement in the murders\nof Dini and her child.<\/p>\n
Investigators allege that Bagus killed Dini at a hotel in Madiun,\nthen killed the child several hours later in a car.<\/p>\n
Bagus allegedly attempted to conceal the crime by burning the\nvictims\u2019 bodies. He then crushed the remains using a machine, burned\nthem again and disposed of the material in a river.<\/p>\n
Bagus is currently undergoing legal proceedings at the East Java\nPolice\u2019s Criminal Investigation Directorate on suspicion of premeditated\nmurder. He could face the death penalty, as police have applied the\npremeditated-murder provision in the case.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/madiun-murder-suspect-hid-in-religious-retreat-using-alias-1793350368", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }