Drunk man who burned his wife's house in South Jakarta was a suspect!

Jakarta -Police have set a man H, 44, as a suspect in a household case in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta. The suspect burned the house where his wife lived in a drunken state. Pesanggrahan police police chief AKP Seala Syah Alam said the suspect H was charged with section 187 paragraph 1 of the penalty code for the arson of the house. “Anyone who deliberately caused a fire of explosion or flooding, due to the above acts that arose for goods threatened by a maximum criminal of 12 years imprisonment,” Seala said in his statement on Friday (6/13/2025). Browse to continue with content H escaped after his actions burned the house on Thursday night, June 5, 2025. He was later arrested by Pesanggrahan police criminal investigation unit on June 10, 2025, Jalan Sayur Breath, Joglo Village, Kembangan district, West Jakarta. “In Joglo (where the suspect was arrested) at his friend’s home,” he added. The man and woman had a fire reported around 20.30 on Thursday (5/6). Based on testimony, the perpetrator who was drunk at the time was determined to burn his own home after a fight with his wife. “The man Rukkies with his wife (the condition is separated from the bed). The man is in a drunken condition, fighting or noisy, so the man takes a game and sets his house on fire and burns,” said Kasudin Gulkarmat, South Jakarta City, Syamsul Huda, on Friday (6/6). The fire spread to the two houses next to him. A total of 8 fire trucks and 31 staff were deployed to put out the fire. Fortunately, there were no deaths in this incident. The fire was extinguished at 21.34 WIB. (Mea/IMK) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here