Inhil District Police Secure Men Who Carry Machetes and Scare Residents

News24xx.com - Inhil-SPKT Indragiri Hilir (Inhil) Regional Police, Riau, received a report from a resident of a man carrying a machete and scaring residents on Tuesday (5/19/2020) around 05.30 WIB.

Based on the testimony of several residents, the man known to the man sitting in front of a shop.

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Feeling suspicious, some residents then came to him and asked about his whereabouts in the place.

However, the man responded by frightening residents by swinging his machete at the residents, so some residents then secured it and reported it to the police.

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The man was immediately taken to the Inhil Police Headquarters, and the police also went to his family.

From the description of the family and several residents, it is known that the man has a mental disorder.

"We have handed over the question to his family, and we directed him to seek treatment at the Mental Hospital (RSJ), explained Inhil Police Chief", AKBP Indra Dhuaman through the Criminal Investigation Unit Inhil Police, AKP Indra L Sihombing.