Man held over shooting

Man held over shooting

JAKARTA (JP): A 32-year-old businessman was held for
questioning after he apparently foiled a robbery attempt at a
Bank Central Asia (BCA)'s ATM booth in Pondok Indah, South
Jakarta, by shooting dead one of the four alleged robbers who
threatened him with a sickle, an officer said on Wednesday.

South Jakarta Police chief detective Comr. Napoleon Bonaparte
said police had detained businessman Ari Sutanto at the Pondok
Indah Police station because the latter was a key suspect in the
incident, which took place in the early hours of Wednesday
morning.

"He is now held, not arrested, for questioning regarding the
robbery attempt and pistol ownership," Napoleon said.

Quoting Ari's statement, Napoleon said the incident occurred
after Ari and his girlfriend, Lisa Maria Pilly or Lisa Patsy,
transferred some money from the BCA's ATM located in a shophouse
on Jl. Pondok Indah.

"While still inside the ATM booth, they were suddenly
surrounded by four men, and one of them brandished a sickle at
them," Napoleon told The Jakarta Post.

Instinctively, Ari pulled out his pistol and shot one of the
men.

"The man, identified only as KCD, died instantly," the police
said, adding that KCD was shot at least four times in his chest,
both legs and shoulder.

The three other men fled immediately.

Ari and Lisa, a local television soap opera actress, then
rushed to their car and left the scene.

According to Napoleon, police identified Ari a few hours later
as they found his ATM card in the booth.

Ari admitted the pistol was his and that he had the license
for it.(emf)