Bengaluru Daycare Horror: Toddlers kept in washing machines, locked in bathrooms

Allegations have been raised that caregivers at a Bengaluru daycare center used to made children to sit in the drum of a front-loading washing machine, water sprayed into their mouths with a toilet jet spray, and locked in bathrooms.

All the children were between the age of two and three years.

A case has been filed against five women caregivers at the centre in this regard, which was operating inside the HAL campus of Capgemini.

“The toddlers were made to sit in washing machines, water was sprayed into their mouths and they were locked inside bathrooms to silence them when they cried,” said an official.

Videos purportedly showing the abuse have gone viral on social media, prompting a police complaint and a separate complaint before the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

The incident has sparked outrage among parents, many of whom entrusted the daycare with their children while they worked at the IT company. The allegations have also raised serious concerns over the safety and monitoring of childcare facilities operating inside corporate campuses, reports NDTV.