One killed in daylight robbery

One killed in daylight robbery

DEPOK: Armed robbers held up four civil servants from the
National Land Agency (BPN) in Depok on Monday afternoon, killing
one. The robbery took place at about 11 a.m. on Jl. Pramuka
Pitara in Pancoran Mas district, Depok.

The four civil servants -- Safe'i, Zainudin, Suharno and
Sugiono -- had withdrawn Rp 150 million (US$17,647) from the Bank
BCA branch on Jl. Raya Bogor in Cimanggis, Depok, to pay the
salaries of the civil servants in their office.

Police say that four robbers on two motorcycles followed the
civil servants from the moment they left the bank in their car.

When they reached Jl. Pramuka Pitara, the four robbers pulled
up alongside the vehicle and pointed their guns at Suharno, who
was driving. The robbers fired several shots into the vehicle
when Suharno attempted to flee, hitting Sugiono in the chest.

The robbers then grabbed the bag with the money from inside
the car and fled.

Suharno drove to the Pancoran Mas Police station, about two
kilometers from the scene of the robbery. Police took Sugiono to
the Bakti Yudha Hospital, where he died an hour later from severe
blood loss.

Pancoran Mas Police chief Adj. Comr. Antonius Sudjito said his
officers were investigating the case. -- JP