15 Sampang Rape Suspects Given 3 Days to Surrender to Police

A total of 15 perpetrators in the rape of a teenager in Sampang remain at large. Police have issued an ultimatum demanding the fugitive suspects turn themselves in.

“We urge the 15 remaining suspects to surrender as soon as possible. Within three days, we will issue a wanted persons list and take firm, measured action,” said Sampang Police Chief AKBP Hartono, as quoted by detikJatim on Friday (10/7/2026).

The family of the victim reported the rape case on 29 June. Police subsequently arrested 12 suspects in stages.

The arrests began on 30 June, when seven suspects were taken into custody. Police then arrested three more suspects in succession on 2 and 3 July.

A total of 27 people were involved in the heinous rape. Hartono said the ordeal took place over a period of four months, and the victim’s family only reported the case on 29 June 2026 because she suffered severe trauma.

“The incidents occurred between February 2026 and May 2026, at around 9pm Western Indonesian Time,” Hartono said.