On the Gurnagan-Sarbaz road, two Baloch Sukhtbars were injured following a shooting by unknown assailants.
According to Kolbarnews, citing Balochistan sources, in the early hours of Wednesday, May 22, 2024, two Baloch Sukhtbars were shot and injured in the liver and leg by armed unknown individuals on the Gurnagan to Sarbaz route.
The identities of the two Baloch Sukhtbar have been confirmed as: Behrouz Raisi, 28 years old and married, and Farshid Zakari, 23 years old and single, both residents of Saravan.
Local sources stated: “The unknown armed individuals, suspected to be robbers, continuously fired at a Sukhtbari vehicle in Korshan, a suburb of Mehrestan, on the Gurnagan-Sarbaz route to stop it, severely injuring the occupants of two vehicles in the liver and leg.”
Sukhtbari is considered one of the unconventional and dangerous jobs that many Baloch people in Balochistan have resorted to out of lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle overturning, and direct shootings by military and security forces are some of the dangers that threaten the lives of Sukhtbars in this profession. According to reports from Baloch activists in 2023, at least 172 Baloch Sukhtbars lost their lives due to shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires, and 42 others were injured in these incidents, including 11 children
