Man burned to death for theft<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: Residents of Mekar Jaya, Serpong, burned a man to
\ndeath late on Sunday for allegedly attempting to steal a
\nmotorcycle belonging to a member of a polling station committee.<\/p>\n
The dead man, identified as Jumroni, 24, a resident of
\nCarenang, Cisoka district, was reportedly caught red-handed with
\nanother man making off with the motorcycle, which was parked near
\na newly-erected polling station, at about 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
The motorcycle's owner, Yahya, said he and other committee
\nmembers were attending a coordination meeting on the final
\npreparations for the legislative elections on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"It was only a few minutes after I arrived when I saw the two
\nmen taking my bike. I spontaneously shouted 'thief',\" Yahya said.<\/p>\n
Local people chased the pair and managed to pull the dead man
\noff the back of the motorcycle. They then set him alight after
\ndousing him with gasoline.<\/p>\n
The man was already dead by the time the police arrived, and
\nhis remains were later sent to the morgue at Tangerang General
\nHospital.<\/p>\n
\"I regret that these residents felt it necessary to take the
\nlaw into their own hands,\" Serpong Police chief Adj. Comr.
\nKostbar said, but failed to confirm whether any members of the
\nmob would be prosecuted. -- JP<\/p>",
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