Body found under garbage

BOGOR (JP): The body of a man buried by garbage in Rancamaya on Saturday was found yesterday.

The body, identified as that of Usup, 25, was discovered at 8:30 a.m. by his brothers after a lengthy search.

A number of police and military officers, assisted by local residents, searched for Usup's body with the help of a bulldozer as soon as they heard Usup had been buried at the site on June 6. The search, however, was stopped four days later after they failed to locate the body.

Kodir, the young brother of Usup, said he and his older brother, Dadang, and Usup's brother-in-law, Ajat, started the search again yesterday, this time starting from where a bad smell emanated.

"We started digging from different directions early in the morning," Kodir said.

One witness, Marhum, said Usup had been buried when the bank of a nearby river gave way and struck the rubbish dump in which Usup was standing. The riverbank had been reinforced nine months ago. (24/hhr)