Police Identify Types Of Weapons Used By Perpetrators When Shooting And Robbing Rp100 Million In Pekanbaru

Bank Panin's ATM outlet, which is the location of the robbery, is armed with a police line. (ANTARA)

The police investigated the type of gun used by the robbers to shoot the money filler at the ATM machine on Jalan Tanjung Datuk, Pekanbaru. Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) of the Riau Police, Kombes Asep Darmawan, said the police had confiscated bullet casings found at the robbery site. "We are currently identifying the type of weapon. It is being analyzed again," he explained in Pekanbaru, Antara, Monday, May 6. While carrying out the action, the four robbers fired several shots. Asep said, the gun was jammed. But then his shot managed to injure a bank officer in the stomach. The robbery that took place that morning was also caught on surveillance cameras (CCTV) at the scene. The gunshot wound victim named Kurnia Allah underwent surgery to remove the projectile on Sunday, March 5 evening. "Last night the operation was completed, last night I also woke up," said Asep. Currently, the victim is still being treated intensively at the hospital for his health recovery. In addition to injuring ATM workers, the robbers also managed to get away with cash ranging from Rp. 100 million. In addition to hunting down the perpetrators, the police are now also analyzing the type of weapon used by the perpetrators in their actions. So far, three witnesses have been questioned. This is to support officers looking for clues to uncover the perpetrators of the robbery. In the past month, there have been two gun robbery acts in Pekanbaru City. The actions of the criminals were also caught on surveillance cameras.