Train conductor shot

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Petrus Hermanu Hudoyo, a conductor on the Jakarta-Yogyakarta night train, is currently under intensive treatment at the local Islamic hospital after he was shot Sunday evening.

Chief for operational affairs of the state-owned Railway Company (Perumka) Yogyakarta office, Bambang Irawan, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that Petrus was shot by a passenger who refused to pay for the ticket fare. The man, currently at large, was suspected to be a member of the Armed Forces.

"Petrus told him to get off the train after he refused to pay for the ticket," Bambang said. "Realizing that the passenger was still on board, Petrus asked him again for the ticket. It was then that the man took out a gun and fired at Petrus." (wah)