Bengaluru daycare horror: Two caregivers arrested in toddler abuse case
FIR was registered against five nannies working at the centre. Police have booked Vijaylaxmi under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act
Bengaluru police have arrested Vijaylaxmi, an employee of a daycare centre located within Capgemini's Brookefield campus, as their first action in an alleged abuse case involving toddlers, booking her under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Juvenile Justice Act following the emergence of disturbing videos on social media depicting caregivers physically abusing and torturing crying children. The incident, which led to an FIR against five female employees, prompted Capgemini to temporarily close the on-campus facility as a precautionary measure, while authorities are investigating the complaint detailing alleged mistreatment including confinement in a washing machine drum and bathrooms, and using toilet jet sprays on children, with the City Police Commissioner indicating further examination of similar daycare centres to ensure regulatory compliance.
Bengaluru police have arrested Vijaylaxmi, an employee of a daycare centre located within Capgemini's Brookefield campus, as their first action in an alleged abuse case involving toddlers, booking her under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Juvenile Justice Act following the emergence of disturbing videos on social media depicting caregivers physically abusing and torturing crying children. The incident, which led to an FIR against five female employees, prompted Capgemini to temporarily close the on-campus facility as a precautionary measure, while authorities are investigating the complaint detailing alleged mistreatment including confinement in a washing machine drum and bathrooms, and using toilet jet sprays on children, with the City Police Commissioner indicating further examination of similar daycare centres to ensure regulatory compliance.
Bengaluru police have arrested Vijaylaxmi, an employee of a daycare centre located within Capgemini's Brookefield campus, as their first action in an alleged abuse case involving toddlers, booking her under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Juvenile Justice Act following the emergence of disturbing videos on social media depicting caregivers physically abusing and torturing crying children. The incident, which led to an FIR against five female employees, prompted Capgemini to temporarily close the on-campus facility as a precautionary measure, while authorities are investigating the complaint detailing alleged mistreatment including confinement in a washing machine drum and bathrooms, and using toilet jet sprays on children, with the City Police Commissioner indicating further examination of similar daycare centres to ensure regulatory compliance.
The Bengaluru police have made their first arrest in connection with the alleged abuse of toddlers at a city daycare centre on Friday. The arrested woman, identified as Vijaylaxmi, was an employee at the facility.
After Vijaylaxmi, another caregiver, identified as Manjula, was also arrested by the police.
Police have booked them under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act.
Further investigation is underway.
As part of the probe, three employees were questioned on Thursday.
The action comes after the alleged abuse of toddlers surfaced at a daycare centre located inside Capgemini’s Brookefield campus. Following the incident, an FIR was registered against five female employees of the facility.
In a statement, Capgemini said as a precautionary measure, they are temporarily closing the Bengaluru on-campus daycare facility.
The 'abuse' was brought to light after videos surfaced on social media. The videos showed children crying and being subjected to physical abuse and torture by the caregivers.
Speaking to the reporters, the City Police Commissioner said that a complaint was received from the Child Protection Officer naming five women staff members working at a daycare facility inside an IT company.
"We are examining the complaint and the videos submitted as evidence," he said.
The Commissioner also said that police would be examining other such daycare centres as well to check if they are operating as per local rules and regulations.
Meanwhile, the IT company authorities claimed that they are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities.
The complaint alleged that the caregivers forced the children inside the drum of a front-loading washing machine, made them sit on a western-style toilet, sprayed water into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, locked them in bathrooms, and threatened them into remaining silent.