Humpuss Group employee robbed of Rp 34 million

Humpuss Group employee robbed of Rp 34 million

JAKARTA (JP): A Humpuss Group employee reported to the police
that two unidentified men robbed him of Rp 34 million (US$14,592)
yesterday at a traffic light on Jl. Ridwan Rais, in Central
Jakarta.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Lt. Col. Abubakar Nataprawira
told reporters Yanto said that one of the robbers approached him
and pointed a gun at his head when he was on a motorcycle. The
traffic light was red when the incident took place, Yanto was
quoted by Abubakar as saying.

"Yanto said the man grabbed his bag containing the money
before escaping with the other man, who was waiting on a
motorcycle," Abubakar said.

He said, however, that the police officers who are handling
the case are a bit doubtful about the truth of the victim's
statement.

Yanto, who had just withdrawn the money from the head office
of Bank Duta on Jl. Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, reported that
he was pushed down by one of the men at the traffic light. But
the police did not find any damages to Yanto's motorcycle,
Abubakar said.

He added that the victim reported to the police station near
the scene of the crime that he was robbed at 1.30 p.m but there
are no witnesses to the incident.

"None of the police officers who usually patrol near the scene
knew of the incident. This is a little bit strange," he said.

Yanto is now being held at the Central Jakarta Police precinct
for questioning.

According to him, the money was the salaries of the company's
employees.

Over the past two months, at least four robberies have taken
place involving people who have just withdrawn money from banks
in the city.

On Aug. 1, Betty, a 66-year-old woman, was robbed by two
unidentified men, one armed with a gun, of Rp 40 million after
she had withdrawn the money from the Bank BNI on Jl. Gatot
Subroto in South Jakarta. She was robbed in front of her house on
Jl. Bulungan in South Jakarta after being followed by the two
men.

Christa R. Siahaan, a Ministry of Health employee, was robbed
by two unidentified men of jewelry worth Rp 9 million and Rp 21
million in cash in front of a restaurant on Jl. Kramat Raya on
Aug. 29. She was followed by the two men after she withdrew the
money from the Matraman branch of Bank BNI in East Jakarta.

The following day, Siswanto, a member of staff at the office
of the State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, was robbed by
two unidentified men of Rp 110 million in cash in the parking lot
of the office, on Jl. Asia Afrika in Central Jakarta. He had just
withdrawn the money from the Senayan branch of Bank BNI.

On Sept. 6, two unidentified armed men robbed a bank customer
of Rp 20 million in cash in the parking lot of a leasing company
building on Jl. Juanda, Central Jakarta.

The victim, Andreas Hutagalung, had just withdrawn the money
from the branch of Bank BNI on Jl. Cut Mutia, in Central Jakarta.

All the robbers are still at large. (jun)