Jayapura, Papua, April 16 -- A Papuan armed criminal group shot dead Ali Mom, a high school student, in Ilaga, Puncak District, Papua.

Ali Mom, a student of SMAN I Ilaga, was shot and jabbed on his head on Thursday (April 15) and his motorcycle was set ablaze, Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Pol Mathius Fakhiri confirmed here on Friday.

The Lekagak Telengen-led armed group was allegedly behind the shooting.

Before the incident, Mom was called by a person, who asked him to buy betel palm and cigarette and brought it to Uloni Village in Ilaga. However, on reaching the village, Mom was shot on his head and jabbed.

Fakhiri stated that Mom's motorcycle was then torched.

Villagers and Mom's relatives were able to move his body only on early ...