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Capgemini on July 1 announced the temporary closure of its on-campus daycare facility in Bengaluru following media reports alleging abuse of children at the centre.In a statement, the company said, “Capgemini’s foremost priority is the health, safety and wellbeing 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.”According to media reports, an FIR has been registered against five women caregivers under provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. The case pertains to the day-care facility at the company’s HAL campus in Brookfield, Bengaluru.Media reports, citing the police, said the alleged abuse came to light after videos purportedly showing the incidents were circulated on WhatsApp and reported to the Child Helpline. The FIR was reportedly registered on June 29 based on a complaint by district child protection unit officer Tilakesh Kumar.According to the reports, the police have alleged that caregivers physically mistreated toddlers aged between two and three years, including threatening them, locking them inside bathrooms, spraying water into their mouths with a toilet jet spray, making them sit on western-style toilets and placing them inside a front-loading washing machine. The five caregivers named in the FIR are Manjula, Vijayalakshmi, Bhavani, Sindhu and Bindu.Published on July 2, 2026
