Tangerang, Banten, Oct. 2 -- Police in Banten arrested a 28-year-old man suspected of robbing and assaulting a 62-year-old foreign national in Citra Raya, Tangerang District, police said.

Cikupa Police Criminal Investigation Unit chief Ipda Syaiful Rusdiansyah said officers arrested MIM at his hideout in Garut district, West Java, on Tuesday, September 29.

"The arrest followed a report of an assault on Aug. 21, 2026," Syaiful said here Thursday.

Investigators found that MIM had first visited the victim's home in Citra Raya's Taman Puspa cluster, claiming to be his uncle, to borrow Rp12 million (US$669).

The victim refused the request, leaving MIM disappointed, Syaiful said.

"Later that same day, MIM returned to the victim's home with...