A Sukhtbar vehicle was chased and shot at by unidentified armed individuals on the Khash-Iranshahr route.
According to Kolbarnews, early on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, unidentified armed individuals chased and fired directly at a Sukhtbari vehicle on the Khash-Iranshahr route.
Local sources stated: “Around 12:30 AM, unidentified armed individuals, believed to be robbers, chased a Sukhtbari vehicle between the village of Karavandar on the Khash-Iranshahr route and fired directly at the vehicle’s tires to stop it, but were unsuccessful.”
Sources added: “All four tires of the Sukhtbari vehicle were shot by these armed individuals, but the Sukhtbar managed to escape the scene in the targeted vehicle without stopping.”
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
