The bodies of Muhamad Rizki Fadilah (17), Faizi Akbar (16), Indrianto (17), and Randika Febriansyah (15) were found by villagers living around the Cimahi river.
"We are still investigating the case and have already questioned several witnesses. However, we have not named any suspects in the case because it seems that the four (students) died after they slipped into the river while trying to run away to avoid a clash with their student rivals," Sukabumi resort police chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Asep Edi Suheri told Antara here on Monday.
He said the police were still questioning witnesses from the victims state vocation school SMK Negeri I Cibadak and its rival, a private vocational school.
He noted that based on the polices initial investigation, the students death had not been the result of a physical clash but had occurred while they were running away to avoid the fight.
"We have summoned representatives from the two schools to learn more about the students, and the bodies of the victims have been released to their families," he stated.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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