Viral Woman Who Never Pays for Food or Ride-Hailing Services Roams West Jakarta

The West Jakarta Social Affairs Sub-department (Sudinsos) is attempting to secure a woman who has recently gone viral on social media for repeatedly failing to pay for meals, ride-hailing (ojol) services, and public minibus (angkot) fares.

Head of the West Jakarta Social Affairs Sub-department, Fajar Laksono, confirmed that his office had received a number of reports concerning the woman’s behaviour.

Sub-department officers have been deployed to track the whereabouts of the woman, who is suspected of being a Person in Need of Social Welfare Services (PPKS).

“Regarding reports about this individual, we have already taken follow-up action since Wednesday, 21 January 2026, conducting periodic sweeps,” Fajar said when contacted in Jakarta on Tuesday (24/2).

The search, he explained, was carried out by the Social Supervision, Monitoring and Control Task Force (Satgas P3S) stationed at the Cengkareng and Kalideres posts.

The joint team conducted sweeps around the Cengkareng area. If found, the woman would be taken to a social care facility.

“The team asked and sought information from street vendors and ojek drivers, but they had never seen her and no one recognised the woman,” Fajar said.

Despite these efforts, the woman causing public concern has yet to be located.

According to Fajar, the main obstacle is the woman’s habit of frequently changing locations.

“We understand that the individual also moves around when carrying out these actions, so we have not yet encountered her. Given the current level of attention, we will strengthen our presence at our monitoring points,” Fajar said.

However, after receiving information that the woman’s actions had once again gone viral in the Srengseng area of Kembangan, Fajar immediately deployed a team to follow up on the public complaints.

The Satgas P3S team has also been coordinating with ride-hailing drivers in the field.

“Officers have appealed to ride-hailing drivers that if they pick up this woman as a passenger, they should immediately bring her to the nearest Social Affairs post for further handling,” Fajar said.