Impostors caught in action on train

Impostors caught in action on train

BOGOR: Two phony train ticket collectors were caught red
handed onboard the Pakuan Jabotabek train heading to Jakarta from
Bogor after suspicion was raised when they asked for money from
passengers on Saturday evening.

The suspects are 45-year-old Ismat, a resident of Ciampea
subdistrict and 42-year-old Odih, who lives in Parung
subdistrict. Both are from Bogor regency.

They admitted that they had been posing as ticket collectors
for the past three months.

"They only did it twice a week. Each passenger, who failed to
show their tickets, would have to pay them between Rp 2,000 (US
cents 2) and Rp 3,000. The money they collected was later handed
over to an official ticket collector," claimed Bogor Police
chief, Adj. Comr. Setyo Wasisto.

The police seized Rp 204,000 (US$20.4) from the pair.

Phony collectors are common due to a lack of security and
professionalism on trains which has caused state-owned train
company PT KAI to suffer up to Rp 4 million in losses per day. --
JP