Two Baloch Sukhtbars, including a 17 years old teenager, lost their lives from the severity of their injuries after a Sukhtbari vehicle overturned on the road between Manujan and Qaleh Ganj.
According to Kolbarnews, citing Balochistan sources, on Thursday, November 12, 2026, two Baloch Sukhtbars died after a Sukhtbari Nissan pickup overturned in Qaleh Ganj County.
The identities of the deceased Sukhtbars have been established as Mahmoud Narouei, approximately 28 years old, son of Mohammad, from Ab-Anbar village in the Katich District of Fanuj County, and Taher Deh-Balayi, approximately 17 years old, from Rameshk in Qaleh Ganj County.
According to information received, the two citizens were traveling in a Sukhtbari Nissan pickup on the road between Manujan and Qaleh Ganj when they lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. Both lost their lives due to the severity of the injuries they sustained in the incident.
The lack of employment opportunities and the exclusion of Baloch citizens from jobs in various economic and administrative sectors, including petrochemicals and other industries, have pushed many of them toward dangerous and informal occupations, including Sukhtbari.
Due to security and military forces’ treatment of Sukhtbars, this activity leads every year to the deaths and injuries of large numbers of people in shootings by military forces and road accidents. In some cases, their vehicles and belongings are also confiscated.
Sukhtbari is considered one of the unconventional and dangerous jobs that many Baloch people in Balochistan have been forced to turn to due to the lack of suitable and stable employment. Accidents, vehicle overturns, and direct gunfire from military and security forces are among the dangers that threaten the lives of these Sukhtbars.According to the 2025 annual report of the Baluchistan Human Rights Documentation Network, at least 262 Sukhtbars were killed or injured. Of these, 173 Sukhtbars lost their lives due to gunfire by military forces, road accidents during pursuits by security forces, or explosions caused by mines planted by the IRGC, while 89 others were injured. Four child Sukhtbars were among those killed.
