Guard against Indian crooks

Guard against Indian crooks

I read with interest the letter from Mr. Lalu Mara Satria Wangsa (The Jakarta Post, March 29, 1995), regarding two men, claiming to be from India, who robbed them of 3.5 million rupiah. My house was robbed by two Indians when my wife and I were away in India by using a similar ruse with our maid.

With due apologies, the hypnotism theory is rubbish. I find most Indonesians trusting and polite and a gang of Indian crooks is taking full advantage of this. These unsavory elements are obviously long term residents in this country. They know the language well and operate as professional crooks.

I am embarrassed that, as an Indian guest in this country, these crooks are giving the community a bad name. I would recommend that the full details of any such incident is reported to the nearest police station and I do hope these fellows are caught and thrown into jail.

Finally, a warning to my Indonesian friends. Hypnotism is all rubbish and I have never heard of any such thing in India. These fellows are plain confidence tricksters and people should be on guard any time suspicious looking Indians come calling with a cock-and-bull story!

S. SUBRAHMANYAM

Jakarta