Woman Drowning in Debt Steals Friend's Property Worth 300 Million Rupiah
Emotional closeness and trust given by one person can sometimes become a gateway for crime. This happened to a resident on Tanjung Duren Utara Street, Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, who became a victim of serial theft committed by their own close friend, initials DS.
Grogol Petamburan Police Chief, AKP Reza Aditya, revealed that suspect DS had carried out the thefts over four months, from September to December 2025.
The motive behind the reckless actions was driven by economic pressure resulting from online loan (pinjol) debt.
“Approximately 300 million rupiah in material losses, in the form of jewellery and luxury items,” said Reza to journalists in Jakarta on Monday (9 March).
The long-standing friendship relationship made the victim place complete trust in DS. However, this closeness was exploited by the suspect to secretly duplicate the keys to the victim’s house.
With the duplicate keys, DS could freely enter and leave the house when the victim was away.
“The suspect duplicated all the house keys. Once all the house keys were duplicated, whenever the victim was not at home, the suspect would enter and commit theft,” explained Reza.
The case was marked by a unique story. Because valuable items in the victim’s room disappeared gradually without signs of damage to doors or windows, the victim initially suspected themselves of becoming a target of theft by supernatural creatures.
However, logic ultimately defeated such mystical suspicions. The victim, growing suspicious of people in their inner circle, decided to install hidden surveillance cameras (CCTV) inside the bedroom.
“The victim’s suspicion pointed towards supernatural matters. However, after the victim installed CCTV at their house, it was finally revealed that the theft perpetrator was suspect DS,” added Reza.
Based on CCTV footage evidence, police conducted an investigation and successfully secured DS on Friday (6 March).
Criminal Investigation Unit Head of Grogol Petamburan Police, AKP Alexander Tengbunan, said the victim confronted the suspect directly during questioning.
The victim questioned why DS dared betray their friendship, particularly when the victim felt they had always been good to the suspect. However, DS’s response was shocking to both police and the victim.
“The suspect responded that precisely because the victim was too kind, that’s why the suspect committed the crime,” said Alex.
Now DS must answer for their actions behind bars. They are charged under Article 477 of the Indonesian Criminal Code with a maximum prison sentence of seven years.
The theft, driven by entanglement in online loan debt, resulted in the victim suffering losses of up to 300 million rupiah.