Pakistani security forces reportedly raided the home of a member of the Majeed Brigade in Quetta following Sunday’s attack on a military shuttle train, with family sources alleging that two of his brothers and two cousins were taken into custody and moved to undisclosed locations.
According to local sources, the raid was carried out at the residence of Bilal, identified by the Baloch Liberation Army(BLA) as the “fidayee” (suicide attacker) involved in the attack targeting a shuttle train transporting Pakistani military personnel from Quetta Cantonment to Quetta Railway Station.
One of the detained brothers was identified as Babul, while the identities of the other relatives were not immediately confirmed.
Sources said security personnel allegedly searched the house, questioned family members and later took the four individuals away. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
Earlier this year, in February, Bilal’s father had held a press conference at the Quetta Press Club publicly distancing himself from his son.
According to reports, attack in Quetta targeted a shuttle train carrying military personnel travelling from the cantonment area to the railway station before onward departures towards other parts of Pakistan. The BLA claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Pakistani authorities have not issued an official statement regarding the reported detentions of Bilal’s relatives.