Tangerang. The South Tangerang Metro Police will question multiple witnesses regarding the reported assault on Pamulang University (Unpam) students who were praying the Rosary on Sunday at a rented house in the Babakan area, Cisauk, Tangerang, Banten Province.

"We are taking steps to clarify the situation by coordinating with the neighborhood (RT) and community watch (RW) chairpersons, the village head, Interfaith Harmony Forum (FKUB) members/religious leaders, community leaders, and youth leaders," stated M Agil Sahril, the Head of Public Relations of the South Tangerang Metro Police, to Beritasatu.com on Monday.

Agil explained that these summons were aimed at preventing similar incidents in the area.

"We will coordinate and hold discussions to prevent the occurrence of other potential criminal acts and entrust the handling of the incident to the police," he said.

Furthermore, Agil stated that they had conducted a crime scene investigation and gathered several facts. He requested the public to wait for further updates on the case.

Previously, a video went viral on social media showing Unpam students being subjected to violence while praying the Rosary. In the viral video, several students were surrounded by a crowd, and some were attacked with sharp weapons.

One of the female students claimed that local RT officials were involved in the attack. "You do not respect me as an RT member," said one of the female students, mimicking the words of the RT official.

The incident was uploaded on social media by the account @KatolikG. "Catholic students of Pamulang University gathered at a house in Victor Serpong and prayed the Rosary, but they were besieged by RT officials and residents who brought sharp weapons to disperse and assault the students who were praying. Fortunately, there were no casualties," stated the caption of the video.

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