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Capgemini Shuts Bengaluru Daycare After Toddler Abuse FIR

7/3/2026

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Capgemini Shuts Daycare

Capgemini closed the daycare at its Bengaluru campus after police filed an FIR on June 29, 2026.
The FIR accuses Manjula, Vijayalakshmi, Bhavani, Sindhu and Bindu of locking toddlers in bathrooms and placing them in a washing machine.
Police and Capgemini gathered CCTV footage, issued interrogation notices to the accused, and pledged cooperation, saying family health and safety are top priorities, which could trigger reviews of on-site childcare oversight.

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Bengaluru Police Audits

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said a special team will audit all day-care centres for compliance.
The FIR charges caregivers under Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015.
Tilakesh Kumar filed the complaint after a child-helpline call prompted police investigation.
Police forwarded video clips to the Forensic Science Laboratory for verification.
Police will analyse campus CCTV footage and issue strict warnings for any day-care rule violations.

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Helpline Alerts Police

A staff member recorded abuse videos after a dismissed friend urged the disclosure.
A child helpline official who received the four videos promptly alerted Bengaluru police, launching a probe.
Police investigators will interview the children’s parents to assess any prior signs of mistreatment.
Convicted caregivers could be sentenced to three to ten years in prison under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.

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Capgemini Daycare Probe

Videos of toddlers being threatened when they cried surfaced on Monday, July 1, 2026, prompting a report to the Child Helpline and police action.
The daycare centre under investigation is located inside Capgemini’s HAL campus, a site not previously mentioned in coverage of the Brookefield facility.
Caregivers are accused of spraying water into the children’s mouths with a toilet-jet spray, a detail omitted from earlier reports.

History

Historical Context

After the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case exposed gaps in the 2000 Juvenile Justice Act, Parliament fast-tracked a 2015 amendment that allowed 16-18-year-olds accused of heinous crimes to be tried as adults; the Lok Sabha passed it on 7 May 2015 and the Rajya Sabha on 22 December 2015. This legal shift underpins today’s corporate childcare audits.

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Capgemini Shuts Daycare

Capgemini closed the daycare at its Bengaluru campus after police filed an FIR on June 29, 2026.
The FIR accuses Manjula, Vijayalakshmi, Bhavani, Sindhu and Bindu of locking toddlers in bathrooms and placing them in a washing machine.
Police and Capgemini gathered CCTV footage, issued interrogation notices to the accused, and pledged cooperation, saying family health and safety are top priorities, which could trigger reviews of on-site childcare oversight.

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