Minivan passengers beat pickpocket

Minivan passengers beat pickpocket

JAKARTA: Pickpockets employ numerous tricks to distract their
victims, including feigning illness on public transportation
vehicles.

But when Kiki Adriansyah and an accomplice allegedly attempted
this trick on a public minivan plying the Bekasi-Kaliabang route
on Monday, all they received for their trouble was a beating.

While his accomplice pretended to be sick, Kiki stole the
cellular phone of a passenger. But another passenger saw the
whole thing and alerted everyone on the minivan with cries of
"thief", Antara reported.

Kiki, 34, was beaten black and blue by the passengers, but his
accomplice managed to escape largely untouched.--JP