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Investigator offers $1,200 personal reward for information on murder suspect
🇮🇩 Indonesia /Crime & Justice

Investigator offers $1,200 personal reward for information on murder suspect

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A police investigator is offering a personal reward of 20 million rupiah for information leading to the arrest of a murder suspect.
  • The suspect, identified as Erlan, is accused of killing a government official in Bangkalan.
  • The reward fund comes from the investigator's private money and voluntary donations, not official police funds.

An investigator in East Java, Indonesia, has launched a personal bounty of 20 million rupiah (approximately $1,200 USD) to apprehend a suspect in the murder of a local government official.

From the start, we said it was personal funds, sir.

— Aipda Sigit Dwi SusantoThe investigator clarified the source of the reward money to CNNIndonesia.com.

Aipda Sigit Dwi Susanto, known as 'Hellboy' and head of the investigative team at the East Java Regional Police, clarified that the reward money is not sourced from official police budgets. Instead, it is funded entirely by his own private money and contributions from other individuals who voluntarily joined the initiative.

"From the start, we said it was personal funds, sir," Sigit told CNNIndonesia.com. He explained that the idea for the bounty originated from an unnamed figure who was impressed by the investigative team's track record in solving previous murder cases in Lumajang and Sidoarjo.

Mas Bro, I have funds ready for you. That's how the story started.

— Unnamed figureThe investigator recounted the initial offer of funding for the bounty.

Sigit stated that the 20 million rupiah is the initial amount offered, and more donations are expected as public interest grows. The bounty aims to narrow the suspect Erlan's movements, as he has reportedly been evading capture by frequently changing locations since details of the case went viral on social media. The investigator expressed optimism that the public's involvement, spurred by the reward, will lead to actionable intelligence and the suspect's eventual arrest.

So that all netizens care, then if the perpetrator runs anywhere, they will inform us.

— Aipda Sigit Dwi SusantoThe investigator explained the purpose of the public bounty.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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