Baby Abandoned by an Older Sibling in a Nasi Uduk Cart, Rano Karno: If Reported to the kelurahan, It Will Be Addressed

Jakarta — The Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Rano Karno, addressed the discovery of a two-day-old baby girl found abandoned in a nasi uduk cart on Jalan Pejaten Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (3 March 2026). Karno said he had read the reports and was ensuring the baby would receive appropriate care promptly. He stated that every social issue like this should be reported through official government channels, from RT/RW up to the kelurahan, so it can be tackled directly. ‘I read the news. Hopefully the child didn’t come to the wrong place. If she had come to the kelurahan, it would surely be addressed. At least the Social Service would respond directly. I hope she did not come to the wrong place,’ Karno said at Jakarta City Hall on Thursday (5 March 2026). ‘I am grateful to the media colleagues who have exposed this, enabling us to respond quickly, because this is part of the social activities that Jakarta carries out,’ he added. Karno acknowledged that after learning of the report, he immediately passed it on to the relevant agencies for a swift response. ‘Especially once it’s in the media, I am the first to share with the relevant agencies to deal with or anticipate it,’ he continued. Earlier, the two-day-old baby girl was found by a witness named Dinda at the nasi uduk cart on Jalan Pejaten Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. In the same location, a handwritten note was found, purportedly written by a 12-year-old named Z. In the letter, Z referred to the baby as his sister, AR, who was born on Monday (2 March 2026). He deliberately abandoned his sister hoping to find a family who could care for her properly. ‘Assalamualaikum, Sir/Madam who finds my younger sister, I, Zidan, would like to ask for help to care for my sibling, because my mother died during childbirth. Please treat her as your own child, as I will not be able to find or visit her again; I do not want her future to be like mine. Thank you,’ the letter reads.