A Baloch Sukhtbar who was injured yesterday due to shooting by military forces and the subsequent vehicle fire has died from the severe injuries sustained.
According to Kolbarnews, citing Balochistan sources, on Monday, June 3, 2024, Morsad military forces in Shamsabad, on the Khash to Saravan route, shot at a Sukhtbari vehicle, causing it to overturn and catch fire, injuring a Baloch Sukhtbar. This Sukhtbar, hours after being transferred to Razi Hospital in Saravan, succumbed to the severe burns.
The identity of this Baloch Sukhtbar has been reported as “Mohammad Khakzehi,” a resident of Shamsabad in Saravan County.
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
