Robbers make off with Rp 130m

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