Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Gorakhpur Constable Arrested for 10‑Year‑Old’s Murder, Hospital Staff Beat Him
A police officer named Abhishek Yadav was caught taking a 10‑year‑old girl from a hospital in Gorakhpur, India.
He is accused of killing her and hiding her body in a river.
When he was taken to the hospital for a medical check, doctors and nurses beat him.
Police found the body after Yadav told them where it was.
The officer is being fired and may face extra legal action, and he had been accused of molesting a woman before.
Police constable Abhishek Yadav arrested for abducting and killing a 10‑year‑old girl in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
CCTV footage shows Yadav taking the child from the district hospital on his motorcycle.
Yadav was brought to the hospital for a medical exam, where doctors and nurses allegedly beat him before police intervened.
The girl’s body was recovered from a river near a cremation ground after Yadav disclosed her location.
Police recommend Yadav’s dismissal and are pursuing action under the National Security Act; he had prior molestation charges.
- Who
- Abhishek Yadav, a 35‑year‑old police constable
- What
- Abduction and murder of a 10‑year‑old girl
- When
- Incident on July 28; arrest and hospital assault on July 30
- Where
- Gorakhpur district hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- Suspected sexual assault; motive unclear
- Accused
- Abhishek Yadav
- Age
- 35
- Position
- Police constable, Dial‑112 PRV
- Crime
- Abduction and murder of a 10‑year‑old girl
- Incident location
- Gorakhpur district hospital, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Body recovered
- River near cremation ground
- Police action
- Dismissal recommended, NSA proceedings
- Prior charges
- Molestation case (2025)
Sources
Cop held for girl’s murder, thrashed by hospital staff
Gorakhpur cop arrested for allegedly killing 10-year-old, thrashed by hospital staff
Constable arrested for 10-year-old girl’s abduction-murder thrashed by hospital staff in Gorakhpur
