Robbers shoot employee

Robbers shoot employee

JAKARTA: A bank customer was shot in the groin by armed
robbers at 11:30 a.m. on Monday after withdrawing Rp 120 million
(US$14,117.65) from the Bank Mandiri branch in Warung Buncit,
Mampang, South Jakarta.

Ahmad Furqon, 36, an employee of surveyor company Imacon
located on Jl. Pejaten Raya, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, was
rushed to the Siaga Hospital in South Jakarta.

Unbeknownst to Furqon and his colleague, Yusuf, 35, they had
been tailed by two robbers from the time they had left the bank.
The robbers pretended to park their Yamaha RX King motorcycle
next to Furqon's before one of them attempted to grab the bag out
of his hand.

As Furqon refused to let go of the bag, the robber shot him
twice. One of the shots hit the motorcycle but another hit Furqon
in the groin.

The robbers waved their pistols around to scare passers-by
before making good their escape with the money.

Police discovered two bullet cases at the scene. -- JP

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Thieves make off with three cars
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Thieves make off with three cars

DEPOK: A gang of robbers have stolen three cars over the last
five days in two subdistricts in Depok.

The robbers are armed with sharp weapons and guns, and are
considered dangerous.

The latest incident took place on Monday at about 2 a.m. when
five robbers broke into a house in Cilakap village, Cimanggis
district. The gang threatened the owner of the house, Parman, and
his family with machetes before making off with a Kijang minivan,
Rp 5 million (US$588.24) in cash, 150 grams of gold jewelry and a
cellular phone.

Last Thursday, six robbers broke into a house in Sukamaju
subdistrict, Cimanggis district, in the early morning. They shot
the owner of the house in the leg when he attempted to resist
them, before fleeing a car, a cellular phone and Rp 2 million in
cash.

At about 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, a man filed a police report
after his car was stolen from in front of the Al-Anwar Mosque in
Gandul subdistrict, Limo district.

Cimanggis Police chief Adj. Comr. Sumaryo said his officers
were searching for the robbers.

"We are still collecting information from the victims and
looking for witnesses. We suspect that the robbers are members of
an auto theft syndicate," he said. -- JP

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Housemaid electrocuted
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Housemaid electrocuted

DEPOK: A housemaid died after being electrocuted as she was
cleaning a fish pond at her employer's home in Cinere
subdistrict, Limo district, Depok, on Sunday at around 4 p.m.

The maid, identified as Surani, 31, was instructed by her
employer Lisa to clean the fish pond as it had become turbid due
to the heavy rain that fell some days before.

According to the police, while draining the pond Surani was
electrocuted by a bare electricity wire whose casing had been
melted off by the sun and which fell into the pond.

Lisa, who was inside the house, ran out upon hearing Surani's
screams. But by the time she got to the pond, Surani was already
dead.

After reporting the case to the Limo police, Lisa brought
Surani's body to the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for
examination. Surani's remains have since been brought to her
hometown in Kudus, Central Java, for a family burial.

Police said that Surani died of accidental causes. -- JP