Boy kidnapped in Tangerang

Boy kidnapped in Tangerang

TANGERANG (JP): Eight-year-old Reki Firmansyah was kidnapped
Thursday as he was on his way to the mosque near his home in the
Jatiuwung district.

His parents reported him missing on late Thursday night after
he failed to return to their home in the Cibodas Sari subdistrict
that evening.

Around 11:30 a.m. yesterday his father Leonardi, 35, and his
wife Titi, 29, received a pager message saying that they were to
meet Reki in Bandung.

It said "Reki is now waiting in Bandung. Reki will be taken to
Palembang (South Sumatra). If you want Reki to be safe bring some
money." No amount was mentioned.

The kidnapper asked to be contacted at phone number 022-
5225467 and to have the money sent to Jl. Cihampelas 24, a street
in Bandung famed for its many garment stores.

The father, a retail supplier, said he has no contact with
anyone in Bandung and that he has no problematic business
relations.

As of 8 p.m. yesterday, no further messages had been received.
(28/anr)