Viral video: FIR registered, 13 arrested in Balochistan’s honour killing case

QUETTA: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered for the shooting and killing of a man and a woman in Sanjeedi Degari area of Balochistan.

According to the police, the case has been registered under the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act, murder and abetment to murder at Hanna Orak police station.

The police said that 13 suspects, including tribal leader Sherbaz Khan, have been arrested in the incident, adding that the investigation into the incident is ongoing, and more arrests are possible.

The person who fired the shot and a person seen in the video have been arrested.

It should be noted that the video of the brutal murder of a woman and a man went viral in Balochistan yesterday. In the video, armed men were seen indiscriminately firing at a woman and a man at an unknown location.

According to the spokesperson for the Balochistan government, Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfaraz Bugti took notice of the viral video of the brutal murder of a woman and a man on social media.

Shahid Rind had said that, according to unconfirmed reports, this incident happened near Eid-ul-Adha, the bodies have not been recovered yet, and CTD and police are currently present in the area.

Balochistan Viral Video

Earlier, A horrific incident has shaken the internet as a young Baloch girl, identified as Sheetal, was shot dead on the orders of a tribal jirga, all for marrying the man of her choice.

A gut-wrenching video that has gone viral online shows armed tribesmen taking the girl to an isolated mountainous area. Moments later, gunshots ring out, and Sheetal hits the ground.

The sheer brutality, captured on camera, has sparked a national outcry, once again exposing the deep-rooted, patriarchal violence Baloch women are silently facing.

The killing, allegedly sanctioned by a jirga, a tribal council, is being described as a medieval punishment for honor killings, defying family or tribal decisions.

In troubled regions like Balochistan, where jirga orders override constitutional law, such acts of violence are alarmingly common.

Following the horrific murder, journalists and activists shared the clip online on social media, claiming that the girl was killed for marrying someone of her own free will. The posts gathered online campaigns and demands for justice.

The incident adds to a long list of gender-based atrocities that have gripped the southwestern region, where women’s freedoms are routinely crushed under the weight of tradition and fear.

Sheetal’s case is not just about one girl. It is about generations of Baloch women whose voices have been silenced and whose lives are considered irreplaceable.