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Trapped in Online Gambling Debt, Employees Hang Himself

DDHK.ORG - An employee at a factory in the Cikupa area, Tangerang Regency, Banten, with the initials HK (47) was determined to hang himself. Allegedly, due to being in debt online gambling.

"The victim's colleague who just arrived saw the victim already hanging from a tree in front of the employee's mess," said Cikupa Police Chief, AKP Imam Wahyu Pranomo, in the statement he gave.

The victim was first discovered by his co-workers on Tuesday (20/9/2022) at around 06.00 WIB. The victim's colleague then reported the incident to the factory security and the Cikupa Police and an evacuation process was carried out.

"During the evacuation, officers found a letter in the victim's pants pocket," said Imam.

In the letter, the victim apologized to his family, company leaders, and co-workers. “The victim apologized for returning to online gambling and getting into debt. In the letter, the victim also said that online gambling had ruined her life,” said Imam. [Source: CNN Indonesia] [DDHKNews]

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