A bus conductor was reportedly stabbed to death by a group of five people in Jatiasih, Bekasi, in the early hours of Thursday.
Bekasi Police chief Sr. Comr. Indarto said the incident began at 3 a.m. when five men threw rocks at the alleged victim’s bus.
“According to witnesses, the victim stepped off the bus and got into an argument with the men. One of them stabbed the victim and then ran away,” said Indarto as quoted by kompas.com, adding that the alleged victim was rushed to a hospital but did not survive.
According to Indarto, one suspect has been arrested and is undergoing questioning.
Police have not determined a motive for the reported stabbing, while the other four men implicated in the case are wanted by the police. (jlm)
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