JAKARTA - A robber named Ardiansyah alias Abu, a resident of Penjaringan, North Jakarta was arrested by members of the Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit for being caught carrying out a robbery of Bajaj passengers.
As a result of the incident, victims named Satrio (25) and Fikri (23) suffered losses of up to Rp 8 million.
Tambora Police Chief Kompol Putra Pratama explained that the incident occurred on Jalan Perniagaan Tl, Jembatan Lima, Tambora on Monday, January 16 yesterday afternoon. At that time, the two victims boarded Bajaj from the direction of Muara Baru to Angke Station.
On the way to Angke Station, Bajaj, who was carrying the victim, was caught in a traffic jam. Suddenly the perpetrator approached the victim.
"The perpetrator immediately pointed his hand as if holding a knife at the victim saying, don't move. Ask for money, I stab you," said Kompol Putra imitating the suspect's words to the victim, Tuesday, January 17.
The perpetrator then took the money belonging to the two victims worth Rp. 8 million in the bag of the victim's pants named Satrio. After the perpetrator got the money, the perpetrator immediately fled.
The two victims then reported to the Tambora Police. After receiving the report, the perpetrator was then caught by buser members on Tuesday morning.
"The perpetrator with the initials Abu was arrested at the RW 09 railroad, Pekojan, West Jakarta after the incident. The perpetrator is still being questioned at the Tambora Police," said Kompol Putra.
From the results of the examination, it turned out that the two victims wanted to shop for fishing equipment at Angke Market, so they brought quite a lot of cash.
"We confiscated evidence of cash worth Rp. 3 million from suspect A alias Abu. The perpetrator is unemployed and does not have a family," he said.
As a result of his actions, A alias Abu was charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code regarding the crime of theft with violence.
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