Depok Police Debunk Viral 'Pocong' Photo as Hoax

Police in Depok, West Java, have addressed a viral social media post depicting a pocong, a figure from Indonesian folklore, seated on a resident's porch. The image, which circulated widely, claimed the event occurred early Saturday morning in Tapos.

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According to the statement from Ustaz Agus Salim, the incident of the photo circulating on social media showing a pocong that has been caught is not true or is a hoax.

However, local police chief Kompol Jupriono stated that an investigation at the scene revealed the claim to be false. According to Ustaz Agus Salim, a local figure, the original photograph showed residents conversing on a mosque's porch while awaiting evening prayers. An irresponsible party, he explained, edited the image to include the pocong.

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It is an edit. According to Ustaz Agus Salim, it was a photo of people after Maghrib prayer, waiting for Isha prayer, chatting on the mosque's porch. But someone irresponsible edited it to include a pocong.

This incident is not the first of its kind in Depok. In April, a similar hoax involving a pocong sighting spread through a neighborhood WhatsApp group in Pasir Putih, Sawangan. Police at the time also investigated and confirmed that report to be untrue.

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We have checked, along with the local neighborhood head, and this news is a hoax.