Plainclothes officers from the Iranshahr Intelligence Agency shot at and seized two Sukhtbari vehicles.
According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Sunday, October 27, 2024, Intelligence Agency forces fired at two Sukhtbari vehicles in the Kalhadooz of Iranshahr without prior warning or stop orders. After stopping the vehicles, they seized them.
Local sources reported that the Iranshahr Intelligence Agency officers, without issuing any warnings, directly shot at two Peugeot 405 Sukhtbari vehicles, damaging them by Shooting at them.
After stopping the vehicles, the Sukhtbars were taken to an undisclosed location.
As of the time of this report, the identities of the two drivers remain unknown.
Sukhtbari is considered an unconventional and hazardous job that many Baluch people in Baluchistan are forced into due to the lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle rollovers, and direct shootings by military and security forces are some of the dangers that Sukhtbars face. According to reports from Baluch activists, in the first six months of 2024, at least 133 Baluch Sukhtbars have died from shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires, with another 80 injured in these incidents, including nine children.
