Taxi robbery in Tangerang

Taxi robbery in Tangerang

TANGERANG: Three men managed to make off with Rp 221,000 and a
Toyota Soluna sedan after stabbing and throwing the driver out
the taxi near a cemetery in Pademangan village, Curug district of
Tangerang on Thursday.

Tangerang police deputy detective Insp. Kustanto said that the
victim, Saidun, 24, was a resident of Rawapajang village,
Sepajang Jaya subdistrict, East Bekasi.

Kustanto said that the driver was passing by Jl. Pramuka Jaya
Timur, East Jakarta, when three men hailed him and asked him to
take them to Blok M, South Jakarta.

As the taxi arrived in Blok M, the passengers then ordered the
driver to take them to the Mayestik area in South Jakarta.

When the taxi reached Mayestik, two passengers in the back
seat suddenly held weapons up to Saidun's neck, while another man
sitting up front stabbed him in the stomach.

The robbers then tied the driver up, commandeered his taxi and
drove it to Tangerang.

They then threw the driver out of the cab -- identified as New
Gading taxi B 1975EC -- after they arrived at a cemetery in
Pademangan village, and then drove off.--JP