Man shot in Rp100m robbery

CIREBON, West Java: An employee of a money exchange was shot in the hand during a daylight robbery in the town of Cirebon on Wednesday that netted Rp 100 million (about US$11,000).

The victim, Tan Ko Ling, 56, works for the currency exchange company Kim Valas located on Jl. Pekiringan, according to Cirebon Police detective chief Adj. Comr. Taufik Asrori.

The robbery took place as Ko Ling was returning from a bank where he had withdrawn Rp 100 million. Taufik said the incident happened about two minutes away from the Kim Valas office.

"We suspect that the victim was followed (from the bank) by four men on two RX King motorbikes," the officer said.

Ko Ling was shot in the palm of his left hand when he resisted the robbers. "The first shot didn't hit him but the second one pierced his left hand," said Taufik. -- Antara