Six armed robbers break in at dawn

Six armed robbers break in at dawn

JAKARTA (JP): A group of six robbers, armed with sharp
weapons, broke into a house in Central Jakarta early on Sunday,
making off with a car, jewelry, and electronics goods totaling Rp
85.6 million (US$12,230).

A local police officer said the robbery on Jl. Kelinci in the
Pasar Baru area was still under investigation.

The gang broke into the house at around 4:35 a.m. when the
house owners, Gobind Tourmal Bhozwani, 52, and his wife Veenu,
50, and their 23-year-old son, Sonil, were sleeping.

After breaking into the house, one of the crooks then entered
Gobind's bedroom and placed a sickle to his neck.

Gobind then was tied up with shoe strings and gagged with a
handkerchief. His wife and son were similarly tied up.

According to Sonil, something which looked like an FN revolver
was pointed at him.

"I'm not sure whether the FN was real or not, because I just
glanced at it," he told reporters at the scene.

After paralyzing the victims, the robbers then took all the
valuable belongings they could find in the house, including gold
jewelry, a television set, a camcorder and Rp 4 million in cash.

The robbers then left in the family's Kijang van. (01/06)