Three men killed by police, mob

Three men killed by police, mob

JAKARTA (JP): Three alleged criminals were killed, two of them
by police bullets, at three separate locations on Tuesday.

Jakarta Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Harry Montolalu
identified two of the men as suspected drug dealer Muhakir alias
Bansir, 27, and robbery suspect Hery alias Bencong, 24. According
to the police, both were shot while resisting arrest.

The other victim, who has still not been identified, was
mobbed to death after residents of Pisangan subdistrict, Ciputat
in South Jakarta found electronic goods hidden in his wooden
cart.

Harry said Bansir was shot at around 5 p.m. after a raid on a
house on Jl. Matraman Dalam I in Pegangsaan Menteng, Central
Jakarta, where police discovered 50 grams of marijuana.

"When the officers fired warning shots, Bansir tried to
escape. He kept running and we shot him in the back," Harry told
reporters.

Separately, East Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Hidayat
Fabanyo said robbery suspect Bencong was gunned down at the Pasar
Induk traditional market in Kramatjati.

"Early on Tuesday morning, Bencong and his two accomplices
robbed a fruit stall of Rp 3.5 million (US$364). When police got
hold of Bencong, he tried to run. He was shot in the back of the
head," Hidayat said. (ylt)