Suspected robber rapes tenant

JAKARTA: A university student at Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN) in Ciputat was raped in her boarding house near the university by an unidentified man at about 2 a.m. on Monday.

The man, who is still at large, apparently had little difficulty in entering the all-women's boarding house on Jl. Semanggi as the gates were not locked.

According to the victim, the man forced open the window of her room and, reaching in, opened the bolt of the door.

He at first tried to rob the victim, but only found Rp 8,000 (less than US$1) in her purse. He then choked her with a rope he had with him, and raped her. The assailant managed to escape.

Other tenants took the victim to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta for treatment. -- JP