Little Brother Stole His Own Rice Store

JAKARTA - Blood relations between siblings do not guarantee that everything will go well. Like what happened between M and his brother, rice shop owner Iwan Global Kanjaya, they do not have harmony even though they are one family.

M stole 40 sacks of rice or a total of 3.5 tonnes from his brother's shop located in South Tangerang, on November 6. The reason he stole was because he felt he didn't pay attention to his brother. M is suffering from an illness, his sibling's medical needs are not met.

"That there is a perception of the perpetrator, if some of the perpetrators' wishes related to health and daily needs are not assisted by the victim," said Deputy Director of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya, AKBP Dedy Murti in Jakarta, Friday, November 29.

M is not alone in action. He invited three of his colleagues, AA, MF, and F. Before the action, the four of them met in a coffee shop. There, M promised money from the sale of his robbery of rice to three of his colleagues. They put together a strategy, they acted, they did not forget to bring a dagger.

Precisely at 23.00 WIB, they headed for the location by driving an open pickup vehicle. M became the commander of this aggression with the target of Iwan Global Kanjaya's rice stall, in the corner of South Tangerang city.

The perpetrator came face-to-face and gun in hand. Pushed inside and met three people who were in the shop, the older brother of M and two other people. The victim was held captive and threatened with death if he resisted.

"There was a threat from the perpetrator to the victim that he would kill if he fought or shouted," said Dedy.

When the victim surrendered, the perpetrators rushed to move 40 sacks of rice to the car that had been prepared. After finishing, they hurriedly left the shop that had been drained.

Meanwhile, the victim who was left with the shop door locked screamed for help. The residents heard about it and provided help. They were released that very night.

Several days later, the shop owner reported to the police. One by one the perpetrators of this case were exposed and arrested. "We arrested suspects M and F in the Grogol area. Meanwhile, suspects AA and MF were arrested in Kota Tua," said Dedy.

From this arrest, it was found that tens of rice sacks were deposited in a warehouse in West Jakarta. When it was searched, the number had decreased from the reports that the victim had been lost because it had been sold. The police were only able to confiscate evidence in the form of Rp12 million in cash from the sale of rice, sharp weapons and cars.

With all these findings, the police charged the suspects with Article 365 of the Criminal Code concerning violent theft and threatened with a sentence of 9 years in prison.