The mutilated body of a man in the city of Kalibata was found when the police investigated the case of a missing person.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The body of a man was found on the 16th floor of the Ebony Tower Kalibata City Apartment, Pancoran, South Jakarta, on Wednesday night (9/16/2020). The body was said to have been mutilated.

The head of the Pancoran Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Iptu Supardi, explained that the discovery of the body began when members of the Polda Metro Jaya arrested a man in the Depok, West Java area.

The arrests were related to reports of missing persons with the initials RHW, some time ago.

“Before that person was taken to Polda (Metro Jaya) and was immediately detained by a member of the Polda. Yes, it is true that he initially reported the disappearance, ”Supardi said on Wednesday.

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He added that the bodies found by Kalibata were mutilated in central Jakarta. The suspect then rented a room in the Kalibata city apartment and took the body there.

“Yes, this is only the victim’s place. If they carry out (mutilation) in the Juanda area, in central Jakarta,” he said.

Supardi has not been able to explain further about the case because it is currently being handled by Polda Metro Jaya.

“For more details, go to Polda Metro Jaya,” he said.