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        "msgid": "west-java-governor-kdm-launches-bounty-hunt-offers-rp50-million-for-capturing-begal-1784832640",
        "date": "2026-07-24 01:13:00",
        "title": "West Java Governor KDM Launches Bounty Hunt, Offers Rp50 Million for Capturing Begal",
        "author": "Karta Raharja Ucu",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has announced a controversial bounty program offering rewards between Rp5 million and Rp50 million for residents who can capture and hand over street criminals, including begal (motorcycle thieves), to the police alive. The governor stated he has coordinated with regional police forces and ordered increased nightly patrols as part of a broader crackdown on violent crime in the province.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG \u2013 West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has once\nagain made a bold move by launching a bounty. Residents who manage to\ncatch and subdue muggers and other perpetrators of crime will receive a\nreward of between Rp5 million and Rp50 million. The condition is that he\nrequests criminals be captured and handed over to the police alive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am offering a bounty to all the people of West Java who can subdue\nthieves, pickpockets, bag snatchers, muggers and robbers \u2014 we have\nprepared rewards ranging from Rp5 million to Rp50 million,\u201d he said,\nquoted on Thursday (23\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The man familiarly known as KDM said he had declared an alert status\nin facing muggers. KDM said he had coordinated with the West Java\nRegional Police and the Metro Jaya Regional Police to deal with various\ncriminal acts in West Java. KDM asked that patrol cars be on standby\nevery night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarning lights must stay on,\u201d said the former Purwakarta regent.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-java-governor-kdm-launches-bounty-hunt-offers-rp50-million-for-capturing-begal-1784832640",
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