A Baloch Sukhtbar was seriously injured after being shot by plainclothes agents affiliated with the Nokabad Intelligence Department in the Goharkooh area of Taftan County.
According to Kolbarnews, on Sunday, November 16, 2025, a Baloch Sukhtbar was severely wounded after plainclothes agents linked to the Nokabad Intelligence Department opened fire in the Goharkooh region of Taftan.
The injured Baloch Sukhtbar has been identified as Ruhollah Keshani, from the village of Chah-Ahmad in Zahedan County.
According to the report, Nokabad security forces, without warning and without providing any explanation, opened fire near the city of Goharkooh at a Sukhtbari vehicle. The gunfire struck the body and tires of the vehicle, causing it to overturn. One of the passengers was seriously injured and transferred to a hospital.
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 reports from Baloch activists, in the year 2024, at least 375 Baloch Sukhtbars have been injured or lost their lives due to shootings by military forces, traffic accidents, and vehicle fires. Of this number, 240 Sukhtbars were killed and 135 were injured, representing a 55% increase in the number of killed and injured Sukhtbars compared to the year 2023.
