Crime round-up: Body found and brawl suspects arrested

Jakarta (ANTARA) — A selection of crime reports from the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police on Sunday (11 October) that remain worth reading today includes the discovery of a body wrapped in cloth in West Jakarta and the arrest of suspected brawlers.

Here is a summary:

1. Body found wrapped in cloth in West Jakarta; police disclose autopsy findings

Police said the autopsy on the body of a 24-year-old man identified by the initials MF, found wrapped in what appeared to be black cloth in his boarding-house room on Jalan Salam IV, Kebon Jeruk district, West Jakarta, last Thursday (8 October), showed no signs of violence.

“The body was examined at the National Police Hospital. The results showed no violence that caused his death,” Kebon Jeruk Police Chief AKP Darto Napitupulu said in a text message in Jakarta on Sunday.

2. Police arrest five suspected brawlers and seize nine sickles

A joint Jakarta Metropolitan Police patrol team arrested five suspected brawlers and seized nine sickles in Pondok Bambu, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, early on Sunday after receiving a report from the public.

“This swift action began with a public report received by officers at 2.10 am,” Jakarta Metropolitan Police Mobile Brigade Unit Commander Kombes Pol. Henik Maryanto said in Jakarta on Sunday.

3. The discovery of a body wrapped in cloth in a West Jakarta boarding-house room

A 24-year-old man identified by the initials MF was found dead, wrapped in what appeared to be black cloth, in his boarding-house room on Jalan Salam IV, Kebon Jeruk district, West Jakarta, last Thursday (8 October).

The victim’s older sibling, Fani, said the victim had last spoken by mobile phone two days before he was found dead, on Tuesday (6 October).