The shooting by the county’s emergency unit forces led to the death of a Baloch Sukhtbar.
According to Kolbarnews, on the afternoon of Friday, June 14, 2024, the emergency unit forces of Minab county shot at an empty Sukhtbari vehicle without prior warning or stopping the vehicle, resulting in the driver’s death.
The identity of this Sukhtbar has been reported as 37-year-old Feyzollah Ekhlaasi, married and a resident of the Tukehoor region, Sarni, Minab.
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
