A Baloch Sukhtbar was injured after unknown gunmen opened fire on his Sukhtbari vehicle.
According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, November 14, 2024, armed individuals shot at a Sukhtbari vehicle on the Khash-Iranshahr road, near the Karavandar area. The driver was injured by a bullet.
The injured Sukhtbar has been identified as Mehdi Mohammadi, a 26-year-old son of Emanollah from Khash.
It is reported that Mr. Mohammadi was transferred to hospital in Khash for treatment.
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.
