Schoolgirl gangraped in Kanpur; YouTuber nabbed, hunt on for cop

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A section YouTuber has been arrested portion a constabulary sub-inspector is connected the tally successful transportation with the alleged abduction and pack rape of a 14-year-old miss successful the Sachendi country successful Kanpur, constabulary said connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026).

The lawsuit has triggered high-level administrative action, with Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal removing Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Dinesh Chandra Tripathi and suspending Sachendi Station House Officer (SHO) Vikram Singh for alleged lapses and distortion of facts.

According to the police, the victim, a people 7 dropout, was allegedly abducted successful a Mahindra Scorpio astir 10 p.m. connected Monday.

She was taken to a deserted spot adjacent a railway track, wherever she was sexually assaulted for astir 2 hours earlier being abandoned extracurricular her location successful an unconscious state.

"Based connected the victim's statement, Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar Maurya and YouTuber Shivbaran Yadav person been named successful the FIR. Yadav has been arrested, portion 4 teams person been formed to nab the absconding SI," Raghubir Lal told reporters.

The SUV utilized successful the crime, which belongs to Maurya, has been seized.

Investigations revealed that Maurya was contiguous successful Sachendi astatine the clip of the incidental contempt being posted astatine the Bithoor Police Station.

The victim's household alleged a cover-up by the section police, claiming they were initially turned distant erstwhile they mentioned a policeman's involvement.

The girl's member stated that the constabulary seized her mobile telephone and prevented her from returning location until her tribunal connection was recorded.

SHO Vikram Singh was suspended for failing to invoke the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act successful the archetypal stages and for allegedly misrepresenting facts successful lawsuit records.

Deenanath Mishra has been fixed the complaint of the Sachendi Police Station.

The probe into the lawsuit has been handed implicit to Additional DCP (West) Kapil Dev Singh.

The incidental has sparked governmental outrage, with erstwhile CPI(M) MP Subhashini Ali gathering the commissioner to condemn the "widespread impunity" successful crimes against women successful the State.

"The probe is being conducted with implicit transparency, and strict enactment volition beryllium taken against each blameworthy parties," said Raghubir Lal.

Published - January 08, 2026 07:10 americium IST

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