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Telkom University identifies four students as alleged bullies
Telkom University has identified four students as alleged bullies in a case involving one student victim.
The university is in Indonesia, and all five students involved are first-year students who entered in 2026.
The number of students identified as alleged bullies rose from three to four after an internal examination and hearing.
The case drew attention after a video circulated on social media, appearing to show physical and verbal bullying.
In the video, students also appear to set a bedsheet alight with a lighter, causing a burst of flame.
The university has not released the students’ identities.
It says it will enforce its rules, protect the victim and continue efforts to prevent violence on campus.
Telkom University identified four students as alleged perpetrators of bullying, up from three previously.
The university said one student was identified as the victim.
All five students involved were first-year students in the 2026 cohort.
The university’s internal examination involved university leaders and its task force for preventing and handling violence in higher education.
The case drew attention after a video of the alleged bullying spread on social media.
- Who
- Telkom University identified four students as alleged perpetrators and one student as the victim.
- What
- The number of students identified as alleged perpetrators rose from three to four after an internal examination.
- When
- The report was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Telkom University. The specific location of the incident is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A video of alleged bullying of a Telkom University student spread on social media.
Telkom University reported that its internal examination had identified four alleged perpetrators and one victim.
- Alleged perpetrators
- 4 students
- Victim
- 1 student
- Student cohort
- 2026
- Previous number identified as alleged perpetrators
- 3 students
- Institution
- Telkom University
What people are saying
Based on the developments in the examination and hearing, the number of students identified as perpetrators has increased from three to four, while one student has been identified as the victim.
All students involved in this incident are first-year students in the 2026 cohort.
Sources
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