Officials seek bombing probe Eftekhari funeral planned

Oct 9

IRINN reports condolences and calls for urgent investigation after Nosrat Eftekhari's killing, including statements by the president, parliament speaker, judiciary chief and police chief. It says the interior minister dispatched a delegation and ordered coordination with judicial and security authorities to identify and bring those involved to justice. It identifies Eftekhari as the cultural/social deputy of Sistan and Baluchestan Police Command and says she was killed the previous afternoon outside Zahedan while addressing tribal concerns. Her procession and burial are scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m.; they are not reported as completed. Motive and perpetrator findings are not independently established.

IRINN reports that Nosrat Eftekhari, the police cultural/social deputy in Zahedan, was killed in a bombing at Cheshmeh Ziarat and says the principal bomber was killed while fleeing. This is the reported police account; no full casualty total or independent perpetrator finding is established. IRINN's October 10 follow-up identifies Eftekhari as the Sistan and Baluchestan Police Command's cultural/social deputy and says he was assisting tribal communities. It relays officials' condolences and urgent inquiry calls and says the interior minister dispatched a delegation to identify and bring those involved to justice. A Sunday 9 a.m. procession and burial are scheduled, not completed. The follow-up does not independently verify the earlier police account, establish a full casualty tally or resolve perpetrators and motive.