CIREBON – Police have set up a viral man pretending to be hit by a car in the city of Cirebon as a suspect. The man’s actions were considered elements of extortion. In a viral video, the man was seen blocking a car and trying to open the door and damage the rear -view mirror. The moment was recorded by passengers in the car. The opportunity that attracted the public’s attention took place on Tuesday (9/16) at Jalan Kesambi, Cirebon City. Not long after the video that recorded the incident, police were immediately to secure the offenders. Browse to continue with the contents of Cirebon City police, AKBP Eko Iskandar, said the offenders with the initials TM, 35, were officially called a suspect in the extortion case accompanied by violence. “We investigated it and met the elements, namely extortion and violence,” Eko said Wednesday (9/17/2025) at Cirebon City Police headquarters, reported by Detikjabar. “We named this offender as a suspect. We hope that events like this do not happen again in Cirebon,” Eko continued. Kasat Reskrim Cirebon City Police, AKP Fajri Ameli Putra, added that the perpetrators reasoned that he did the act because he felt he had been hit by a vehicle and then chased him to the red light Jalan Kesambi. “When he arrived on the spot, he tried to stop the car to damage the rear -view mirror. He then demanded compensation money, but the victim refused because he felt he had never beaten him,” Fajri explained. Read more here (IDH/IMK)
Viral men in Cirebon pretended to be hit and pressed the driver of the car
