A man was trying to sell a motorcycle when someone decided to take it off his hands—just without paying for it.
I Kadek Muliadi, 38, was trying to sell his his brother’s Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle in Mengwi, Bali, when he showed it to a “mysterious man” who claimed to want to buy the bike, reports Tribun Bali.
Muliadi told police on Monday that the thief came to his warung in Mengwi to negotiate a price for the red motorcycle and spent 30 minutes working out a price. One they agreed on a price, the man asked Muliadi permission to test drive the motorcycle.
“I did not suspect him at all, because the man was friendly and had a reassuring tone,” Muliadi said.
But then two hours passed and the man “trying” the motorcycle didn’t return, Muliadi says.
“Until two hours I waited, that man has still not come to this day. I realized that the motorcycle had been stolen,” he said in a weak voice, according to Tribun.
Muliadi hopes the police will quickly apprehend the bike thief and use his story as a lesson for the public.
“Now, Bali is not safe anymore. In the past, a motorbike in the key with it was lost. Now, the motorcycle was stole in plain sight. We need to be more vigilant when selling motorcycles,” he said.
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However, according to Tribun Bali, thieves posing as prospective buyers is not a common modus operandi for snatching bikes in Badung—what’s more common is cases where motorcycles are stolen when the steering isn’t locked.
I Wayan Sujana of Badung Police told Tribun that this case is still under investigation during a meeting on Thursday.
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