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Mehdi Karimi, a 30-year-old man from Gatvand, Khuzestan, was killed on January 9, 2026, around 10:30 PM in Gatvand. He died while fleeing from security forces during the revolutionary uprising. Following his death, Mehdi Karimi's body was not returned to his family. He was buried at 5 AM under severe security conditions, with only five people permitted to attend. Authorities had offered to recognize Mehdi as a martyr if his father, a retired IRGC member, would declare that "saboteurs" were responsible for the killing. However, his father refused to accept this condition.

مهدی کریمی، مردی ۳۰ ساله اهل گتوند خوزستان، در تاریخ ۱۹ دی ۱۴۰۴، حدود ساعت ۲۲:۳۰ در گتوند کشته شد. او در حین فرار از دست نیروهای امنیتی در جریان خیزش انقلابی جان باخت. پیکر مهدی کریمی پس از مرگ به خانواده‌اش تحویل داده نشد. او در ساعت ۵ صبح، تحت شرایط امنیتی شدید و تنها با حضور ۵ نفر به خاک سپرده شد. مقامات به خانواده‌اش وعده داده بودند که در صورت اعلام اینکه «خرابکاران» عامل قتل بوده‌اند، او را شهید اعلام خواهند کرد. اما پدر مهدی، که بازنشسته سپاه بود، این شرط را نپذیرفت.