Robbers shoot victim, make away with Rp 180 million

Robbers shoot victim, make away with Rp 180 million

JAKARTA (JP): While police and senior city officials were
discussing plans to crack down on street crimes, an audacious
robbery took place on Monday in the busy Tebet area of South
Jakarta, during which a man was shot in the leg and Rp 180
million (US$21,176) stolen by the criminals.

Tebet police Second Insp. Darmono said the incident took place
at around 11:00 a.m. near the Bidakara building when two
employees of PT Citra Setya Sapta, Hanityo and Zurini Farida
Hamlah, were en route to a BCA bank in Tebet.

Both Hanityo and Zurini were believed to have been followed by
the robbers, four men riding two RX-King motorcycles, after
leaving Bank Mandiri on Jl. M.T. Haryono in Tebet, where the
money was withdrawn.

"The company's money, Rp 178 million, was to be deposited at
BCA bank's Bidakara branch, located near the Bidakara building,"
Darmono said.

When the company's car, an Escudo jeep, passed Jl. Catur, near
the BCA bank, the motorcyclists blocked it in front and behind.

"The motorcyclists even deliberately hit the jeep from behind
to make it stop," Darmono added.

One of the robbers shot the side of the jeep four times,
injuring Hanityo, 48, in his left thigh.

"The robbers took two bags from the car, one containing the Rp
178 million and another containing Rp 2million belonging to
Zurini," Darmono said.

Witnesses reported that the robbers were seen waiting outside
the bank and started their motorcycles as soon as the two men got
into their parked car, police said.

At around the same time as the robbery, Jakarta Police chief
Insp. Gen. Sofjan Yacoeb held a meeting with Jakarta Military
Command chief Maj. Gen. Bibit Waluyo, Jakarta deputy governor
Abdul Kahfi and other officials to discuss operations to crack
down on street crimes.

Sofjan said the operation had not yet been officially launched
but its promotion throughout the force was underway.

Among the initiatives to be implemented through the operation
is the use of plain-clothed officers deployed in "areas prone to
crime" in Jakarta.

"The officers are tasked with handling crime, including taking
maximum measures against criminals caught red-handed," Sofjan
said, referring to the shoot-on-sight order. (emf)