Two bodies found on toll road

JAKARTA (JP): The bound bodies of two men were found yesterday in a truck parked on the shoulder of the Jatibening toll road in Bekasi.

The men, believed to be the driver and his assistant of the truck bearing Medan (North Sumatra) license plates, had been assaulted with a sharp weapon and were bound hand and foot, Capt. Gono Sihardi of the Jatibening police subprecinct said.

No wallets were found on the bodies and police believe they were robbed before being murdered. The men are believed to have been transporting popular Medan bananas to Bekasi.

Gono said one of the men had been identified as Subianto, 24, from Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, but the name of the second man was still unknown as he was not carrying an identity card or documents.

Subianto had a large stab wound in his stomach and the other victim had been stabbed at least six times in the back.

Autopsies are being conducted at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital. (04/cst)