Man killed in biggest robbery ever in Lampung
Man killed in biggest robbery ever in Lampung
Oyos Saroso, Gunungsugih, Central Lampung
Police personnel in South and Central Lampung regencies are still
hunting a band of armed robbers that recently made off with Rp
2.5 billion (US$ 263,158) belonging to Bank Haga.
Meanwhile, Doni, who died during the province's biggest ever
robbery, was buried by his family on Tuesday.
"We are still tracking down the raiders," said South Lampung
Police chief Sr. Comr. Budi Santoso.
The robbery took place on Monday afternoon on Jl. Metro-
Tegineneng in South Lampung regency.
Pardi, a security officer at Bank Haga's Metro branch, said on
Tuesday that he and five colleagues were escorting a consignment
of money from the Metro branch to the bank's Bandarlampung
branch.
Traveling in a silver Kijang van driven by Doni, Pardi and
four colleagues were escorting a strongbox containing Rp 2.5
billion.
Unbeknownst to the bank staff, their van was followed by a
group of seven robbers riding in a dark-blue Kijang van.
As the Haga van was passing through the Tegineneng area, it
was overtaken by the robbers' van, which then pulled in front of
it, blocking its path.
The robbers quickly surrounded the bank van, with some
pointing their guns at the bank employees, said Pardi. They then
forced the bank staff to get out of their van and tied them up.
The robbers then drove off in the two Kijang vans in the
direction of Bandarjaya, Central Lampung, taking the bank
employees along with them.
On their way to Bandarjaya, Pardi suddenly heard loud noises
from the back of the silver Kijang van. He then realized that
Doni had been thrown out of the van by the robbers. Doni was
later found dead at the side of the road.
The robbers then drove to Bumiaji in Central Lampung regency,
and released the five bank employees at a quiet spot.
At 10 p.m on Monday, an executive of Bank Haga's Metro Branch
informed the police that Doni had been found dead and his remains
had been brought to the Umbul Thoif Natar Hospital in South
Lampung.
Police questioned the five bank employees on Monday night.
Lampung Provincial Police chief Brig. Gen. Primanto expressed
concern over the incident on Tuesday.
He said that he had briefed bank executives in Lampung
recently and had warned them of an increasing number of bank
robberies. He had urged the bank executives not to be reluctant
to seek a police guard when transporting money. However, the
recent Bank Haga incident had shown that the police's advice had
been ignored, Primanto said.
The second biggest robbery to date in Lampung province
happened in December last year, when five robbers escaped with Rp
200 million (US$21,052) from a customer of Bank BCA's Telukbetung
branch in Bandarlampung municipality.