A Baloch Sukhtbar was severely beaten by the Pasabandar Coast Guards, who also confiscated his boat.
According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, September 16, 2024, the Pasabandar Coast Guards pursued and detained a Sukhtbari boat along the shores of Pasabandar, subjecting the individual to a violent beating and arrest.
Local sources reported that Pasabandar’s Coast Guards chased down the boat, stopped it, and beat the Sukhtbar with sticks before arresting him and seizing the boat.
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.
