Bungo, Jambi - The Bungo Police Team, Jambi arrested two perpetrators of robbery in the mode of travel and tourism vehicles (travel), initials ES (51) and A (56) on Friday (15/5).
"Currently, the perpetrators have been arrested for further investigation. The police are also still investigating the possibility of the involvement of other perpetrators," said Head of the Public Relations Section of the Bungo Police, Iptu Bambang Juli Mandala, as reported by ANTARA.
The robbery on Saturday (28/2) last, caused a victim with the initials HP (63) to suffer a loss of IDR 35.5 million.
The incident began when the victim stopped the travel car and there were three male passengers inside the vehicle.
In the middle of the journey, one passenger got off the vehicle. However, not long after, the two remaining passengers immediately carried out the crime by strangling the victim and forcing him to hand over money, gold jewelry, and an ATM card.
Not stopping there, the perpetrator then directed the vehicle to one of the branchless banking services, to withdraw the victim's money.
Under the threat of sharp weapons, the victim finally followed the orders of the two perpetrators.
After taking the money that had just been withdrawn, the perpetrator took the victim to a place and then dropped the victim off at the roundabout of Sungai Mengkuang Village, Rimbo Tengah District, Bungo Regency.
Feeling aggrieved, the victim then went to the Bungo Police to make an official report so that the case could be further processed.
After receiving the report, the Satreskrim team of the Bungo Police moved to investigate the whereabouts of the perpetrators. From the results of the development, the officers finally knew the location of the suspected perpetrators' hiding place.
The team then asked for help from the Solok City Police (Polda Sumbar) to make an arrest. The two suspects were finally arrested without resistance on Friday (15/5).
Currently, investigators are still investigating the case, including the possibility of other perpetrators involved in the robbery of the travel mode.
"The police have also examined the victim and a number of witnesses related to the incident. The perpetrators are suspected of violating Article 479 of the Criminal Code regarding theft by force," he explained.
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