Two teenagers caught for holdup

JAKARTA (JP): Two young men aged 18 and 19 were caught on Saturday after holding up a bus passenger at knifepoint, a police report said.

The robbery victim, Petrus Ucok Impola Lumbangaol, 22, said he was robbed by the two men, identified as Iswansidi and Toni, on board a P 45 bus plying the Blok M (South Jakarta) - Cimone (Tangerang) route.

The men pulled a kitchen knife on Petrus as the bus neared Blok M Bus Terminal at about 9:30 p.m.

"Toni asked where I was from while putting a kitchen knife at my throat," Petrus recalled.

"Where are you from? We're looking for people from Palembang (South Sumatra)," Toni was quoted as saying by the victim. Toni showed Petrus a scar on one of his hands and said it was made by someone from Palembang.

Toni demanded Petrus show him his ID card, but he did not have it with him.

"They then took all of my money, Rp 30,000 (US$4.30)."

Police Second Sgt. Agus Maraden, who coincidentally was on the bus, witnessed the crime and quickly caught the two culprits without any difficulties.

"The bus was quite empty. There were only about 10 passengers who were sitting apart from each other," Agus said. (05)