Robbery victim found dead

Robbery victim found dead

TANGERANG (JP): The body of Udin, 30, a driver of a palm oil
truck container who was robbed on Saturday along the Jakarta-
Merak toll road, was found at an irrigation area in Ampel Kampong
of Gembong village here on Sunday morning, police said.

Udin's body was found by neighborhood chief Juha.

"His hands and feet were bound by plastic rope and the eyes
and mouth were sealed with tape. His body was full of stab
wounds," Balaraja Police detective chief Second Lt. Jarkasih
said, adding that the remains were sent to Tangerang Hospital for
an autopsy.

Udin's attendant, Rahman, was separately dumped by the robbers
in Gebang village in Balaraja. He was found in poor condition by
locals, who rushed him to a nearby clinic in Cengkudu village.

Police are still investigating the case as the truck was
abandoned and destroyed by the culprits in Garda village in
Cikande subdistrict, Pandeglang regency.

"We seized the remains of the truck as evidence and we
collected more information from Rahman," Jakarasih said.

Rahman told the police that the truck was robbed at 4 a.m. on
Saturday by a group of seven men, who were impersonating police
officers.

The group, riding in a minivan, stopped the truck along the
Jakarta-Merak toll road near Bitung and hijacked the container,
Rahman said.

The robbers drove the truck to Serang, where they tortured
Udin and Rahman and later dumped them. (41/edt)