Claimed 'General's Car' and Named Police Chief: East Jakarta Petrol Station Assault Perpetrator Revealed as Mere Private Entrepreneur
Claims to Own a ‘General’s Car’ and Mentions ‘Regional Police Chief’: The Perpetrator Who Assaulted Petrol Station Employees in East Jakarta is Just a Private Entrepreneur!
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Jakarta, VIVA – A shocking fact has emerged in the case of the assault on three petrol station employees in the Cipinang area, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, by a man claiming to be an official.
The man, identified only by his initials JMH, who claimed the car was a ‘general’s car’ and mentioned the ‘Regional Police Chief’, has been confirmed not to be a police officer, but a civilian working as a private entrepreneur. This was revealed by the Head of the Public Relations Division of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Police Commissioner Budi Hermanto.
“The perpetrator has been secured and confirmed not to be a member of the National Police. He is currently being processed by investigators from the East Jakarta Metropolitan Police. We assure that the handling of this case will be carried out professionally and transparently,” he said on Tuesday, 24 February 2026.
The incident began when a black Toyota Vellfire car attempted to refuel with Pertalite fuel. However, the petrol station staff refused to allow the refuelling because the barcode scan did not match the vehicle’s registration number. According to regulations, refuelling could not be carried out.
This refusal triggered anger. The perpetrator then got out of the vehicle and committed violence against several petrol station employees. Some employees were beaten, including the staff member who tried to intervene.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s registration number was also not used for its intended purpose. Around 4:00 PM, a joint team secured the perpetrator in the Rawalumbu area, East Bekasi. He was then taken to the East Jakarta Metropolitan Police headquarters for further investigation.
“We urge the public to remain calm and not be influenced by unverified information. If you encounter similar incidents or acts of violence, immediately report them through the 110 Call Center or the nearest police station. Every report will be followed up,” he said.
For information, a man suspected of being an official had claimed that the car he was driving belonged to a general, in connection with the alleged assault on an operator during the fuel refuelling process at a public petrol station (SPBU) in Cipinang, Pulogadung, East Jakarta.
“He said, ‘Do you know that this is the general’s barcode? Do you know that this is the general’s barcode?’ He said it several times,” said one of the petrol station operators who was a victim of the assault by the man, Lukman Hakim (19), in East Jakarta, Monday.
According to Lukman, the suspicion that the man was an official arose from his own claims, as he repeatedly mentioned high-ranking positions in the police force.