Want To Be Watered And Covered With Sickles, Employees In Duren Sawit Are Not Empowered When They Are Picked Up By Thieves

The female victim of a practice robbery when she was arrested by the perpetrator with a sickle/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Kartikawati (43), a motorcyclist, became a victim of robbery while crossing Jend Street. Soekanto Hospital, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta. The victim was covered with sickles and threatened with hard water by the perpetrators.

According to the victim's statement, the robbery began when he was passing on Jend Street. Soekanto Hospital at night. Due to the red traffic sign, the victim driving a Yamaha Mio J stopped his motorbike.

The victim came from Basura to Pondok Kelapa. He crossed the side of the BKT road which looked deserted. When his motorbike stopped waiting for the green light, suddenly the victim's motorbike was grabbed by three perpetrators riding a motorbike.

"The perpetrators were three people. One perpetrator immediately got into the back seat of my motorbike while draping a sickle around my neck. The other perpetrators also carried sharp weapons while threatening and scaring me," Kartikawati told reporters, Thursday, December 14.

The victim explained that the three perpetrators had the characteristics of being teenagers. The three perpetrators did not wear Helems. Two of the perpetrators carried sharp weapons and hard water.

"I've been screaming for help but no one took it. I was covered with sickles. I kept screaming for help, then the perpetrator said he wanted to be silent, otherwise I would be doused with hard water. He poured water into the tiles and then water (expended) foam," he said.

Fearing the threats of the perpetrators, the victim finally could only surrender even though he had fought back.

"The perpetrators stole my keys and motorbike. They ran away with my Mio J motorbike. Even though the motorbike was also bad," he said.

The victim had made a police report at the Duren Sawit Police after the robbery incident happened to him. However, the police did not receive the victim's report on the grounds that the victim did not carry a vehicle BPKB letter.

"I went straight to the Duren Sawit Police Station, I was only asked for the characteristics. No (there was a police report letter). The officers continued to send them home, no police reports were made," he said.