Perpetrator's Brother Becomes Suspect, Offense Is Behind the Case of the Woman in the Suitcase

Being offended by the victim's words was the reason Ahmad Arif Ridwan Nuwloh (29) killed his girlfriend, Rini Mariany (50).

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Faces of the perpetrators of the murders of Rini Mariany (50), Ahmad Arif Ridwan Nuwloh (29) (left prison clothes), and their younger brother, Aditya Taufiqurrahman (21) (right prison clothes), Friday (3/5/2024). Both of them are suspects in a murder case in which the victim's body was kept in a suitcase which was found on Kalimalang Inspection Road, West Cikarang, Bekasi Regency.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The reason Ahmad Arif Ridwan Nuwloh (29) killed his girlfriend, Rini Mariany (50), was because he was offended by the victim's words and was pressured to take responsibility for the relationship they had been in for the last five months. Arif's younger brother, Aditya Taufiqurrahman (21), also helped his brother dispose of Rini's body.

The Director of General Crime Investigation at the Jakarta Police Department, Commissioner Wira Satya Triputra, stated on Friday (3/5/2024) that this romantic relationship had been established since last year. "Initially, it was only a professional relationship, but because they met frequently, they developed a romantic relationship," he said.

That is why Ahmad came to Bandung to conduct an audit at the place where Rini works. At the time, Rini, who was working as a cashier at a private company, was actually trying to deposit the money collected from the drivers.

However, previously, Ahmad and Rini agreed to stay at a hotel and have sexual relations, precisely in room number 121 of the Zodiak Sutami Hotel, Bandung, Wednesday (24/4/2024).

A conflict occurred after they had sexual relations. Rini questioned their relationship status, and she urged Ahmad to take responsibility and marry her as soon as possible.

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Ahmad also agreed. However, to finance the wedding, Ahmad invited Rini to use company money.

Rini refused the invitation because she was afraid of getting into trouble. The victim also said to Ahmad, "Auditors like you are jerks."

Aditya also helped his older brother to throw away the suitcase containing Rini's body.

It was those words that sparked Ahmad's emotions. Without thinking, Ahmad hit Rini's head until she fainted. "When Rini fainted, Ahmad smothered the victim for 10 minutes until the victim died," he said.

Ahmad also took the money that Rini brought, namely Rp. 43 million in company money.

To hide the traces of murder, with the company's money Ahmad bought two suitcases. The first brown suitcase was too small so it was not enough to hide the victim's body.

Ahmad also bought a second suitcase of a larger size. He then put the victim's body in the suitcase on its side and face down.

"Then, the victim brought the suitcase out of the hotel and took a ride-sharing taxi to the Bitung area, Tangerang Regency," said Wira.

Inviting his sister

Head of Metro Police Bekasi Senior Commissioner Twedi Aditya Bennyahdi said that Ahmad's purpose in coming to Bitung was to visit his younger sibling, Aditya Taufiqurrahman (21). On the way, Ahmad told his younger brother that he had just killed someone and the body was placed in a suitcase.

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"When they found a quiet location, that's where they threw the suitcase," he said.

After finishing throwing away their suitcases, the two of them then went to Bandung and stayed at the Parahyangan Hotel, Bandung.

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On Friday (26/4/2024), Ahmad headed to Palembang, South Sumatra. He went to his wife's house in Palembang. Ahmad had just held his wedding ceremony in March 2024 and will hold the reception on May 5, 2024.

The Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of Bekasi Metro Resort Police, Adjunct Commissioner Gogo Galesung, said that the revelation of this case is not separate from the existence of surveillance camera evidence (CCTV) which recorded all the movements of the perpetrator.

Due to their actions, Ahmad and Aditya were charged under Article 338 of the Criminal Code or Article 339 of the Criminal Code regarding murder and violence to gain control of the victim's property, with a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

They are also charged under Article 365 Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code regarding violence that causes the victim to die, with a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment.