Meysam Jahantigh Mofrad
Hozaife Ostakh
Aliases: Hozifah Ostakh Zargar

During the nationwide protests in Mashhad, a Baloch child was killed by gunfire from the suppressive forces of the Islamic Republic. A report indicates that on the evening of Friday, January 9, 2026, the child was shot directly by forces of the Islamic Republic in Mashhad during the suppression of nationwide protests and lost his life. The child was shot despite having no role in the protests and was merely going about his daily activities.

The identity of the deceased Baloch child, aged 11, named Hodaifa Oustakh Zargar, son of Heydar, with the birth name Meysam Jahan Tigh Mofrad, originally from Zahedan and residing in Mashhad, has been confirmed.

Sources reported that Hodaifa left home around 9 PM during the heightened security situation caused by the protest suppression to buy bread. He was shot in the chest below the heart on Har 13 Alley in the Rezaeiyeh neighborhood of Mashhad.

Sources stated that after his disappearance, the family searched for him for an entire day, visiting the local police station and government organizations, but the forces claimed they had "no information." On Saturday, the family identified the child's body among images of those killed during the protest suppression at Imam Zaman Hospital in Mashhad.

Relatives stated that the child's body was transferred to Behesht Reza in Mashhad without the family's knowledge, and after two days of searching, the family found his body. Sources added that on Monday, January 12, 2026, the child's body was handed over to the family and buried at Dastgerdan Cemetery in Mashhad.

*Translated on 2026-03-13*