Thief in the train

Thief in the train

From Republika

After attending a meeting in Jakarta, my brother left Gambir Railway Station on Oct. 18, 1995 by the Jayabaya business train for Yogyakarta at about 13.45.

He had with him a briefcase containing documents, a shirt and Rp 1 million.

Being very tired, after about 10 hours on the train, he fell asleep. Suddenly he felt something touching his foot, which made him wake up. He realized that his bag was gone. He tried to run after the thief but to no avail. The thief jumped out of one of the moving train's door.

I was wondering about the security system on the train. The regulation requires that all doors of the train must be closed while the train is in motion. So how can this happen?

MATTALATTA

Address known to editor