Robbers make off with Rp 130m

JAKARTA: Armed robbers made off on Monday with Rp 130 million (about US$13,200) in cash from the safe of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) in Plumpang, North Jakarta.

"The security guard was held at gunpoint then bound. They then took the money from the safe and a 32-caliber pistol from the bank inventory," Koja Police chief Comr. Eko Syaputro was quoted by Detik.com as saying.

The robbery was carried out by eight people at 3:30 a.m. on Monday and was only discovered at 4:30 a.m. when the security guard managed to free himself and report the incident to the police.

The robbers also assaulted a community guard, Hanaya, who was passing by the bank at the time of the robbery.

Police are investigating the robbery, and banking activities at BNI Plumpang have been transferred to the Pasar Koja and Menara Gading branches. --JP