A Baluch Sukhtbar, who was injured by gunfire from Rigan intelligence forces and subsequently taken to Rigan Hospital, has passed away due to the severity of his injuries.
According to Kolbarnews, on Monday, November 4, 2024, a Baluch Sukhtbar, who was injured by gunfire from Rigan intelligence forces at a distance of approximately 800 meters while in his vehicle, was taken under guard by intelligence forces to Rigan Hospital. Later that same day, in the evening, he succumbed to his injuries a few hours after being hospitalized due to the severity of the gunshot wounds.
The Sukhtbar, identified as Alireza Baluchi, aged 26, married with children, and originally from Iranshahr but residing in Bampur,.
Local sources report that Rigan intelligence forces set up an ambush 800 meters away, targeting Alireza’s vehicle without any prior warning or request to stop. He was struck in the kidney area by the gunfire, after which intelligence agents, seeing his critical condition, took him away, leaving his vehicle behind. Alireza ultimately died at Rigan Hospital on Monday evening due to the severity of his gunshot wounds.
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.
