Iranian Security Forces Arrest Baloch Man

Hengaw: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

A Baloch man named Abdul Wahid Hot was arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Chabahar.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, IRGC intelligence forces violently arrested Abdul Wahid Hot, 38 years old, from the Talang region and a resident of Chabahar. The arrest was carried out without presenting an arrest warrant, and he was subsequently taken to an unknown location.

Informed sources report that Abdul Wahid Hot was arrested after leaving his workplace by plainclothes agents from the intelligence department of the IRGC, and his car was also seized.

Despite the efforts of Abdul Wahid Hot’s family to inquire about his whereabouts, security agencies have denied his arrest.

As of the time of writing, there is no detailed information regarding the reasons for his arrest, the charges against him, or his current whereabouts.