Published Jul 02, 2026 | 11:02 AM ⚊ Updated Jul 02, 2026 | 11:02 AM
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Synopsis: The Bengaluru City police booked five employees of an on-campus daycare centre at Capgemini Technology Services India Limited over allegations that they physically assaulted children of company employees.
The Bengaluru City police booked five employees of an on-campus daycare centre at Capgemini Technology Services India Limited over allegations that they physically assaulted, intimidated and subjected children, mostly aged between two and three, of company employees to cruelty.
An FIR was registered on 29 June at the HAL Police Station based on a complaint by Tilakesh Kumar, a probation officer with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU). The complaint named the day care, Capgemini and five individuals, and the police issued a notice to produce the accused.
The accused — Manjula, Vijayalakshmi, Bhavani, Sindhu and Bindu — have been booked under Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
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According to the complaint by Kumar, the staff allegedly subjected infants and toddlers to horrifying acts of cruelty whenever they cried or resisted.
The FIR stated that children were made to sit inside washing machines to frighten them, forced to sit on commodes while water pipes were placed inside their mouths, locked alone in bathrooms for long periods and subjected to other forms of physical torture.
The abuse came to light after video clips showing distressed children surfaced on social media. The child helpline was alerted on 25 June, which later submitted the videos as evidence to the police, leading to the formal registration of the case.
Capgimi temporarily closed the daycare centre amid the allegations.
In a statement, Capgemini said, “Capgemini’s foremost priority is the health, safety and well-being of its employees and their families. We are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities and assisting them in their efforts to establish the facts. As a precautionary measure, we are temporarily closing the Bengaluru on-campus daycare facility.”
Further investigation is underway.
