Crimes at Pulogadung

Crimes at Pulogadung

From Neraca

The Pulogadung bus station in eastern Jakarta is becoming infested with pickpockets and robbers who prey on passengers.

One day during the recent Christmas and New Year holidays I saw a gang of youths grabbing the necklace of a young lady at knife point just before she was getting on a bus.

I failed to give a hand, knowing that the gang comprised more than five people. The lady was defenseless and obviously overwhelmed with terror.

Judging from the fearless manner of the youths when they conducted their crime, I theorized that they must have powerful backing around the bus terminal.

This was not the first time I witnessed a robbery in its starkest realities. The second one was when the same gang of youths preyed on a man who was also getting on a bus. The youths surrounded this man and frisked him before finding a wallet which they took without the man being aware of what had happened.

I was equally despaired since I could not do anything to help the man. I can only appeal to the police to place watchful eyes on this gang of youths so that bus passengers will feel more secure during their trips.

DJOKO SANTOSO

Jakarta