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Tasikmalaya News, (harapanrakyat.com), – Two suspected motorcycle gangs in Tasikmalaya attacked cafe visitors with samurai and machetes. The video then went viral on Facebook social media and spread on the WhatsApp group of the Tasikmalaya residents. In addition to injuring visitors, the perpetrators also damaged the cafe facilities and scared the visitors.
The crime occurred at the cafe in the Simpang Dewi Sartika area, Tasikmalaya City, on Wednesday (5/5/2021) in the morning, at 12.30 WIB.
In the video recorded by residents, a perpetrator repeatedly whips out a samurai while standing near the rolling door cafe. Some of the visitors looked panicked and ran away scared. There are also cafe visitors hiding behind benches.
In addition, the action of the motorcycle gang was also recorded by the CCTV surveillance camera belonging to the ATCS Department of Transportation of the City of Tasikmalaya. The two perpetrators came on an automatic motorbike.
In the CCTV footage, it was seen that the two actors after parking immediately attacked the cafe visitors with samurai and machetes, causing the visitors to run away.
The perpetrator who wore a white sweater then damaged cafe facilities ranging from flower pots to rooling doors. After carrying out the action, the perpetrators immediately ran a red light until a collision almost occurred.
Meanwhile, a cafe manager suffered a minor injury on his hand because he was hit by the tip of a samurai.
Gang Motor Attack Cafe in Tasikmalaya Viral
Yusril Isna, the cafe owner, said that the first time the perpetrator got on a motorbike, he passed in front of the cafe and then spread his motorbike. After that, the perpetrator turned back to the front of the cafe.
“I think he was in control of the situation, then came back with a samurai and attacked the cafe visitors,” he said when met at the cafe, Thursday (6/5/2021).
At that time, continued Yusril, the perpetrators were flying around with samurai and machetes. Suddenly, the cafe visitors were running and hiding.
“Then the perpetrator also threw the samurai and his machete into the motorcycle seats, chairs and flower pots. “There is one cafe manager who was hit by a samurai but only a few wounds,” he said.
Yusril admitted that he did not know the perpetrator at all. However, he suspected that the perpetrators were part of a motorcycle gang in Tasikmalaya.
“If it is estimated that the perpetrator is 20 years old, it is because he looks young,” he said.
As a result of the perpetrator’s action, a number of motorbike seats belonging to cafe visitors were torn. In addition, flower pots, rolling doors and cafe chairs were also damaged.
“With this incident I feel afraid, that’s why I have reported this incident to the police,” he explained.
Meanwhile, when contacted by Kasat Reskrim, Tasikmalaya City Police, AKP Septiawan Adi Prihartono said the assault case had been handled by members of the Tasikmalaya City Police.
“However, the motive and identity of the perpetrator are still under police investigation,” he said. (Apip/R7/HR-Online)
Editor: Ndu
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