Gandhi School boss stabbed

Gandhi School boss stabbed

JAKARTA (JP): Police are still questioning a 24-year-old man
believed to have stabbed and attempted to rob an executive of the
Gandhi Memorial School in Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.

City Police Spokesman Lt. Col. E. Aritonang said yesterday
that Raja Jeager, 70, an Indonesian of Indian origin, the
school's principal, was attacked in his home on Jl. Petak Arab,
in Sawah Besar district, Central Jakarta.

He said the suspect, identified as Khairul Anam, of Jl. Gunung
Sahari in Sawah Besar, came to Jeager's house at about 2:30 p.m.

"The suspect told the school headmaster, who opened the door
himself, that he wanted to learn English from him," Aritonang
said.

When Jeager ignored listening to the guest's demand, the man
suddenly pulled out a knife and pointed it at Jeager's stomach.

Jeager told police later that he was able to push and kick the
knife-weilder, making him fall.

However, Jeager was stabbed in the stomach when he tried to
help the man stand up.

Aritonang said that soon after Jeager shouted for help, local
residents came and captured the suspect.

The residents beat Khairul before taking him to the nearby
Sawah Besar Police subprecinct.

Other residents rushed the wounded headmaster to the Husada
Hospital in West Jakarta, said Aritonang. (jun)