Judicial and law enforcement authorities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari district announced that Ismail Salmi Babhidari, the mayor of Jhunkan, was killed by a bullet.
🔸 Mizan news agency, quoting the chief judge of Parsan city, announced that this incident took place on the morning of Wednesday, November 6, in Parsan city.
He added that a legal case was filed in this matter and investigations are ongoing to find out how the accident happened.
Abdul Ali Arjang, Chaharmahal's political and security deputy and Bakhtiari governor, also told the IRNA news agency that based on initial information, this incident was "not a security matter."
However, he did not provide further explanation as to how the shooting occurred or the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators.
Hossein Amjadian, the police chief of Chaharmahal and Kathiari, also announced the beginning of the police investigation to locate the shooter or shooters.
So far no details have been given about the motive for the murder or the people suspected of being involved in it.