Snatcher in the train

Snatcher in the train

From Republika

On Nov. 25, I took the electric train at Bojonggede station at about 11:30 a.m. The carriage I was in was not too crowded and all the passengers were seated.

When the train arrived at Depok station, a group of children aged between eight and ten years old, wearing monkey masks, got into the train, and began entertaining the passengers with songs and dances. Their show attracted more passengers, while new passengers got onto the train.

As the train moved slowly at Lenteng Agung station, all of a sudden I felt someone's hand grabbing my neck. Only a few seconds afterwards, I realized that my necklace was gone. I saw a boy jumping quickly out of the moving train. I shouted and shouted, but in vain.

What I was concerned about is the fact that the rascal who snatched my necklace was a boy of about eight years old. He was among the new passengers and was standing close to me.

Upon questioning the dance group I was told that the boy did not belong to the group. From the way how the boy had carried out his job, I can conclude that I was not the first victim of his devilish activities.

C. PURNOMO Bogor, West Java