A Baloch Sukhtbar was killed following gunfire from border guards targeting his vehicle in Khash County.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Tuesday, November 5, 2024, border guards in the Rutek area of Khash ambushed and opened fire on a passing Sukhtbari vehicle without prior warning. The Sukhtbar, hit by bullets, was fatally wounded and passed away on the spot.
The deceased Sukhtbar been identified as Amer Natuzehi, approximately 23 years old, married with children, and a resident of the village of Kenarbast in Saravan County.
Local sources report: On Tuesday evening, Rutek border guards set an ambush along a route frequented by fuel carriers in Khash. Without issuing any command to stop, they fired directly and repeatedly at Amer’s moving vehicle, striking him multiple times and leading to his death.
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.
