[1][2] In 1935, Daeran went to Kampong Berlan in Matraman and met a woman from Karawang named Nyai Emah.
Mat Depok was attracted to Nyai Emah's beauty and wanted to make her his wife.
Therefore, Mat Depok took Nyai Emah away and brought her to the house of his silat teacher, Misar, in Pengasinan [id].
[3] Daeran once robbed a Dutch logistics warehouse and this made him imprisoned on Onrust Island.
After being released from prison, Mat Depok joined the anti-fascist movement, Banteng Merah.
[2][1] Sutan Sjahrir's decision to make Jakarta a city of diplomacy caused Mat Depok to move to Karawang.