Two suspected gamblers die after jumping to Madiun river
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 08/09/2008 11:10 AM
Two people from Margomulyo village at Ngawi regency, East Java, were found dead at Madiun river, police said Saturday.
Adj. Sr. comr. Sujarwanto from Ngawi police office said the police suspected that the two were among the gamblers who escaped police raid Friday night.
He said a group of people regularly gambled at a hut by the Madiun river, which runs through the town of Ngawi.
After receiving complaints from people in the area, the police raided the hut Friday night. There were 11 gambers, but the police managed to arrest only one.
The other gamblers all escaped, including the two victims who jumped into the river when the police arrived.
“During the raid, two people jumped into the river, who were later found dead. We arrested the chief gambler,” Sujarwanto told Antara.
He said the police confiscated a handphone and money worth Rp 170,000 (US$19) from the scene, and would charge the arrested gambler with article 303 of the Criminal Code on gambling. (rid)
