Mother of the recovered baby unfortunately died of shock soon after his disappearance.—File photo

BATKHELA: A newborn baby boy stolen from Batkhela Hospital last week has been recovered but unfortunately won’t be returning to his mother. She died of shock soon after his disappearance. Sources said that police and Malakand Levies, acting on information, raided a house in Ouch area of Lower Dir district on Tuesday and recovered the child. Two men and a woman accused of the crime were arrested.

Police identified two of them as Gul Shahida, wife of Raza Khan, and Pervez, son of Raza Khan, but mysteriously withheld the name of the third accused. — Correspondent

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