Three bullet-riddled bodies of Frontier Corps personnel were recovered in Machh, 60kms southeast of Quetta, on Saturday. According to Levies Force officials, they received a tip- off that three bodies were lying close to a road in Machh, upon which the Levies personnel rushed to the site and moved the bodies to a nearby state-run hospital for autopsy. When contacted, FC officials confirmed the recovery of bodies of three missing FC personnel, saying the personnel were killed in captivity, which was against tradition.
They said those involved in killing the FC men during custody would not be spared and such tactics could not discourage the forces from efforts to restore peace in the province. The banned Baloch Liberation Army had claimed killing of 14 personnel of FC in an armed attack in Margut last month and had also captured three personnel of FC along with their weapons and communication gadgets. The FC had confirmed the abduction by the BLA, which had also released photographs of the FC men in their custody.
