Taxi passengers robbed at lights

Taxi passengers robbed at lights

JAKARTA (JP): Five men robbed two taxi passengers of Rp 44
million at a busy intersection on Jl. Salemba Raya, Central
Jakarta on Monday, police said.

Two employees of Hotel Acacia boarded a Kosti Jaya taxi
outside the hotel on Jl. Salemba Raya to deposit money at a Bank
Internasional Indonesia branch in the Senen district, said
Central Jakarta Police detective Hendra Suhartiyono.

When the taxi stopped at the Jl. Paseban intersection, five
men approached the car. As the taxi doors were unlocked, the
culprits had little trouble in forcing the two men to hand over
the money.

Edward, the taxi driver, said he did not see the men using any
weapons, but one passenger said some were armed with sharp
weapons.

Edward and the two hotel employees, Agus Riadi and Widodo
Susilo, were helping the police with their inquiry later on
Monday. (06)