Businessman dies in police custody

TANGERANG: A businessman identified as Paulus, 45, was found dead in the custody of Curug Police sub-precinct Saturday, just hours after he was interrogated for allegedly beating up his wife and raping his maid.

Tangerang police detective chief Adj. Insp Adex Yudiswan said on Saturday that Paulus, 45, a resident of the Kelapa Dua housing complex in Curug, Tangerang, was picked up by police on Friday evening and questioned until 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Police found him dead at 6 a.m.

The cause of his death was not immediately clear. Police said Paulus committed a suicide, but offered little explanation about how he killed himself.

Police said Paulus's wife Ida, 37, reported her husband for allegedly beating her up during a quarrel Friday afternoon, while his maid Siti, 23, told police that she had been raped by her boss while Ida was away the sane afternoon.

However, there were no independent sources to confirm the claims. --JP