Gorakhpur cop arrested for allegedly killing 10-year-old, thrashed by hospital staff

3 min readLucknowJul 30, 2026 05:59 PM IST Gorakhpur SSP, Kaustubh said the process to dismiss Abhishek Yadav from service has been initiated. (File photo)A police constable allegedly killed a 10-year-old girl after attempting to rape her in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Tuesday night. He was arrested on Thursday. Police identified the accused as Abhishek Yadav, a constable posted with the Dial 112 Police Response Vehicle (PRV) unit in Gorakhpur.Officers said he spotted the child walking home alone from the district hospital, offered her a lift on his motorcycle and later allegedly killed her before dumping her body under a bridge on the banks of a river. The incident triggered outrage at the district hospital, where doctors and paramedical staff allegedly assaulted Yadav when he was brough