Indonesia's top agent in Papua dies of gunshot wounds
23rd April 2021
2 hours ago
Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius Fakhiri (ANTARA/Evarukdijati)
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - Head of Indonesia's National Intelligence Agency (BIN)-Papua Office Brig. Gen. Putu IGP Dani NK died of gunshot wounds in Dambet Village, Beoga Sub-district, Puncak District, on Sunday at 3:50 p.m. local time.
However, no detailed reports are yet available on the fatal shooting, Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius Fakhiri told ANTARA in Jayapura, the capital of Papua Province, on Sunday.
Dani NK visited the village along with seven security personnel at about 9:20 a.m. local time aboard four motorcycles. During the stay in the village, he got shot in a gunfight with several armed Papuan criminals.