Robbers steal RP 40 million from bank customer

Robbers steal RP 40 million from bank customer

JAKARTA (JP): Two unidentified men stole a handbag from a
woman who had just withdrawn Rp 40 million (US$17.02) from a
bank.

The robbery took place yesterday in front of the victim's home
in South Jakarta on Jl. Bulungan.

Chief detective of the Kebayoran Baru police subprecinct,
Second Lt. Andi Kirnanda said the two armed men were believed to
have followed the victim, Betty Amka Soedjiwo, from a branch of
Bank BNI on Jl. Gatot Subroto, in Central Jakarta where she
withdrew the money.

"The two men are still at large," officer Andi told The
Jakarta Post yesterday.

Betty's driver, Junaedy, said he did not realize that they
were being followed until a motorcycle stopped behind their car.

He said one of the men quickly approached the 66-year-old
woman as she was just getting out of the car. Betty, the wife of
a retired general, shouted for help when the man grabbed her
handbag.

Betty's gardener, Suhadi, tried to help his employer, but
the other man fired a gun into the air, he added.

They then escaped the scene on a motorcycle.

People in the area just stared as the robbers left. The house
is located in a crowded area in front of the Bulungan sport
building and the state-run senior high school SMU 70.

Some students who just came out from their school panicked
when they heard the shot.

On Tuesday, two armed men robbed Rp 166 million from an
employee in front of his office on Jl. Warung Buncit, also in
South Jakarta.

Indra, an employee of Buncit Jaya Motor, had just cashed a
check at a local branch of Bank Central Asia when he was
threatened with a machete by one of the robbers. People were
afraid to help, as the other man fired a gun into the air. The
robbers are also still at large. (jun)