Man shot, robbed of Rp 100m in North Jakarta

Man shot, robbed of Rp 100m in North Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): A man identified as E. Makmun bin Rais, 44, was
shot in his right hand during a robbery on Jl. Bugis on Thursday,
police said.

The four robbers, riding on two motorcycles, were able to
escape with Rp 100 million that Makmun had earlier withdrawn from
the bank.

North Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Andi Chaeruddin said his
detectives were searching for the four suspects.

The officer said the shooting and the robbery occurred in the
parking lot of PT Ekalima, the firm where Makmun is employed, at
about 11 a.m.

The police collected a bullet shell from the scene, as well as
confiscating a gun belonging to the victim.

"The victim apparently carried a gun with him ... he said it
was for his protection. The police are still checking whether the
gun was legally registered by the victim," Andi said on Thursday.

Makmun, the finance director at PT Ekalima, told the police he
withdrew Rp 100 million from the Bank Central Asia branch on Jl.
Enggano in North Jakarta. He was accompanied by an Army soldier
for protection.

Andi said Makmun went to the bank in a Panther van driven by
his driver, Yadi, who was also a witness to the robbery.

Upon returning to the PT Ekalima office, two men approached
Makmun as he got out of his vehicle and attempted to grab the bag
containing the money, Andi said.

When Makmun refused to let go of the bag, one of the suspects
shot Makmun in the hand. The suspects then snatched the bag and
escaped on two Yamaha RX-King motorcycles. (ylt)