Police have registered an FIR against Dr Mahrang Baloch, along with 150 other members of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), on charges of forcibly taking away bodies from a morgue, incitement to violence, and other offenses.
The case relates to an incident at Civil Hospital Quetta, where BYC members allegedly stormed the morgue and took away the bodies of five ‘militants’ killed in an operation against train hijackers earlier this month.
The FIR, registered at Sariab Police Station on March 22, includes charges under different sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)
The charges cover offences incitement to violence, creating disorder and promoting racial hatred, and property damage.
Authorities arrested Dr Mahrang Baloch and 17 others on Saturday morning, placing them in Quetta district jail under Section 3 of the Mainte-nance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance.
According to the FIR, the BYC leadership allegedly incited rioters to open fire on police officers, passersby, and their own protesters, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuries to 15 police officers
Another FIR registered at Civil Lines Police Station accuses 100 to 150 BYC supporters of storming Civil Hospital, breaking into the morgue, and forcibly taking the bodies. The FIR states that the accused also intercepted a private ambulance at Hockey Chowk, assaulted the driver, and loaded the bodies into the vehicle.
A protest organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on March 21, 2025, in Quetta turned violent, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. The protest, initially staged for the recovery of the bodies of terrorists killed during the Jaffer Express operation, quickly escalated as armed BYC protestors clashed with police.
According to the District Commissioner (DC) of Quetta, BYC protestors, along with armed individuals, engaged in stone-pelting and opened fire on the police. Armed goons affiliated with the BYC leadership killed three people during the unrest.The DC’s statement further revealed that the victims’ own associates, including an Afghan national, killed them, with the leadership fully aware of the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
