Mahrang Baloch has been named among 150 individuals, including key members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), facing serious charges such as terrorism, incitement to rebellion, and murder.
A First Information Report (FIR) filed at Saryab Police Station lists Beebow Baloch, Gulzadi Satakzai, Sabiha Baloch, Sabatullah Baloch, Gulzar Dost, Riaz Gashkori, Dr. Shali Baloch, and others among the accused. They have been charged under Sections 7 and 11W of the Anti-Terrorism Act and 16 sections of the Pakistan Penal Code. The charges include terrorism, murder, attempted murder, inciting violence, creating disorder, promoting racial hatred, and damaging property.
Mahrang, along with 17 others, was arrested and is currently held at Quetta District Jail under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance. The case alleges that Mahrang and other BYC leaders supported rioters who fired at police officers, civilians, and fellow protesters, leading to three deaths and injuring 15 police officers.
The accused are also linked to an attack on Civil Hospital, where they allegedly forcefully removed the bodies of attackers from the Jaffer Express train bombing. According to an FIR filed at Civil Lines Police Station last week, a group of 100 to 150 individuals stormed the hospital’s morgue and forcibly took the bodies, allegedly acting on BYC leadership’s orders. The FIR further states that the accused intercepted a private ambulance at Hockey Chowk, assaulted the driver, and loaded the bodies into the vehicle.
Additionally, a separate FIR filed at Brewery Police Station names BYC leaders Gulzadi Baloch, Ali Jan, Shoaib, Syed Noor Shah, Waheed, Jahanzeb, Zohaib Baloch, and over 100 others. They are accused of blocking the Western Bypass Road on Saturday while chanting slogans against the state and its institutions, inciting unrest.
Mahrang had led protesters in a sit-in on Saryab Road on Friday night, placing bodies on the street. The following day, police launched a crackdown, arresting her and several others.
Authorities have not officially disclosed Mahrang’s arrest. While police deny she is in the custody of Civil Lines Police, they confirm she is being held in District Jail, likely under Sections 3 or 16 MPO. The investigation is ongoing.
