Pintu Air stickup zone

Pintu Air stickup zone

From Bisnis Indonesia

When my wife and I were being driven home after a hard day's work, we were jolted out of lethargy. When we slowly passed Pintu Air on Pasar Baru during a traffic jam, we witnessed a saddening incident.

Readers who pass the area around 5 p.m. know that this is the time when traffic is at its worst. Office personnel are waiting for public transportation, newspaper vendors mill around, food and drink vendors grab this opportunity to make a sale, and there are also schoolchildren going to and fro.

When we got stuck in this quagmire, we saw a young office worker being harassed by two men clad in white shirts and gray trousers, both wearing caps. Their clothing resembled senior high school uniforms.

We thought it was just an average scene at first, when people get jostled around in crowded places, but what followed was even more disconcerting.

The young victim was forced to produce his wallet, which he handed over to one of the fellows in uniform while the other held a pen knife against him. After losing his belongings, the young man fled the scene. Fear and confusion were clearly reflected on his face.

J.S. TRIKA

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