Police hunt suspects in bank customer robbery

BEKASI: The Bekasi Police are hunting two suspects for allegedly robbing a bank customer immediately after he withdrew money on Wednesday.

Abdul Hamid, 57, a resident of Sumber Jaya subdistrict in Tambun Selatan, was parking his motorcycle after withdrawing Rp 105 million (US$11,655) from Bank Central Asia's Cikarang branch when two men riding a motorcycle approached him from behind.

"One of the suspects cut the victim's bag with a knife and warned him not to fight back" Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar said Thursday on the police's official information site.

The case is now being handled by Cikarang Police. The Jakarta Police coordinates the activities of all police offices in Greater Jakarta, including Bekasi, Tangerang and Depok. - JP