Villagers run amok in BSD complex

Villagers run amok in BSD complex

JAKARTA: Some 300 villagers ran amok and attacked the security
guard office of the upmarket Bumi Serpong Damai housing estates
in Tangerang last Saturday following the death of one of their
neighbors who was accused of stealing a toilet bowl.

Armed with sticks and stones, hundreds of angry local people
from Lengkong Gudang Barat kampong, marched to the office after
they heard rumors that Nur Alim, 26, was killed by the security
guards from the elite complex. The police and security guards
were able to restore order before any major violence erupted.

The incident began early last Saturday when residents of the
housing complex caught Alim red-handed with another man stealing
items from an empty house. The security guards and residents
quickly subdued the two, and apparently as a result of the
scuffle Alim died.

First Brigadier Suwadi from the Tangerang police said that
Alim was dead, while his friend was now being held by the police.

Police are still investigating the case. --JP