Metro Jaya Police have named Ayu Puspita and her employee as suspects in a fraud and embezzlement case involving wedding clients' funds. The money was misused for personal luxuries like overseas trips and house payments, resulting in Rp11.5 billion losses for 207 victims.
Jakarta, December 13-14, 2025 – The fraud case of Ayu Puspita's wedding organizer (WO) has been exposed after Metro Jaya Police named two suspects: Ayu Puspita (APD), the owner and main manager of PT Ayu Puspita Sejahtera, and Dimas (DHP), a marketing staff. Both were arrested and displayed at a press conference on December 13, 2025, wearing detainee uniforms without making statements.
The WO business started in 2016 and was formalized as a legal entity in 2024. The modus operandi involved offering cheap wedding packages below market prices, bundled with luxurious facilities like fantastic wedding venues and bonus honeymoons to Bali. Metro Jaya Police's Director of Criminal Investigation, Comb. Pol. Iman Imanuddin, explained that it operated like a Ponzi scheme, using new clients' funds to cover obligations to earlier ones.
"To cover the activities of those who registered first, because the value was cheap. Then she would cover it with the next registrants," said Iman. Investigations revealed that deposits from hundreds of prospective brides were diverted for Ayu's personal use. "Both for paying house installments, then for overseas vacation activities, and for other personal interests," he added.
Police have received 207 complaints, consisting of 199 reports and 8 police reports, with estimated losses of Rp11.5 billion. The case is charged under Articles 378 and 372 of the KUHP for fraud and embezzlement, with further developments including asset tracing. A victim complaint post remains open for potential additional victims.
