Man beaten and robbed

JAKARTA: Five armed men beat up a man, identified as 37-year- old Tedy, and abandoned him under the Pasar Rebo toll bridge, East Jakarta, on Thursday night. They also stole Rp 7 million (US$813) in cash and his cellphone.

Tedy's wife, Rina Natha, 35, reported to the East Jakarta Police that she and Tedy were eating at a foodstall in Matraman, East Jakarta, at about 10 p.m. when a Toyota Kijang van approached. The five men inside the car forced Tedy to go with them.

Tedy was found at midnight with stab wounds to his thigh and left ear by local residents, who quickly rushed him to UKI hospital and informed the family.

Another group of armed men stole a Toyota Kijang at Wibowo Abdullah's house in Pancoran, South Jakarta, early on Friday morning, at about 3:30 a.m.

The police have yet to identify the criminals. -- Antara