Capgemini temporarily closed its daycare facility at its Bengaluru campus after videos allegedly showing young children being abused by caregivers surfaced online.
Capgemini issued a statement after the videos surfaced and said: “Capgemini’s top priority is the health, safety and well-being of its employees and their family members. We are fully cooperating with the relevant authorities and assisting them in their efforts to determine the facts. As a precautionary measure, we are temporarily closing the daycare facility at the Bengaluru campus.”
Five nannies have been booked
The development comes after five women working at a daycare center on the IT company’s campus were booked on charges of abusing young children entrusted to their care, police said on Wednesday.
The alleged incidents took place at a child care facility in Bengaluru’s Brookfield area, where employees of the IT company leave their young children while working.
The case came to light on Monday after videos allegedly showing the abuse surfaced on WhatsApp and were reported to the child helpline, prompting police to take action.
According to police, the videos show young children crying while being physically assaulted and mistreated by caregivers.
Investigators began questioning the accused and verifying the authenticity of the footage, including when the events occurred and whether other children had also been subjected to similar abuse.
No one has been arrested yet, and investigations are still ongoing.
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“Put it inside the washing machine, locked in the bathroom.”
The complaint alleges that caregivers subjected children between the ages of two and three to multiple forms of abuse.
According to police, the videos allegedly show the women threatening young children when they cry or cause a disturbance.
The complaint also alleges that the children were placed inside a front-loading washing machine, forced to sit on a Western-style toilet, had water sprayed in their mouths with a toilet jet sprayer, locked inside bathrooms and threatened to remain silent.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against the five women under relevant provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
A senior police officer said the accused are currently being interrogated while investigators continue to examine video clips and collect evidence to determine the full extent of the alleged abuses.
(With inputs from PTI)
