'Kids Were Emotionally Traumatised': Capgemini Files Complaint Against Bengaluru Daycare Operator

Last Updated:July 08, 2026, 08:01 IST

In its complaint, the company has alleged that caregivers employed by Little Scholars subjected children to multiple forms of abuse.

In the Bengaluru daycare investigation, IT company Capgemini, which had outsourced the daycare centre to Little Scholars, has now filed a complaint with the HAL Police against the facility’s operator. The company has sought criminal action against both the daycare management and the nannies involved over the alleged abuse of toddlers at its Bengaluru campus.

The complaint letter, accessed by CNN-News18, comes in the backdrop of purported videos that went viral. The disturbing clips allegedly showed toddlers being abused and harsh punishment tactics being used to silence crying children.

After a couple of days of investigation, police arrested two nannies, Vijayalakshmi and Sujata. Sujata, initially believed to be the whistleblower, was later arrested after investigators found evidence suggesting she recorded videos of children being traumatised to “avenge" her manager, with whom she allegedly had a personal dispute.

Capgemini has now filed a detailed complaint with the Bengaluru Police, accusing the daycare operator of gross child safety failures, supervisory lapses and allowing an environment where children were allegedly subjected to physical and mental abuse.

While the police investigation has so far focused on the role of the caregivers seen in the videos and the whistleblower-turned-accused, Capgemini’s complaint has widened the scope of the probe.

The company has sought action against both the nannies involved and the management of Little Scholars under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Juvenile Justice Act.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh confirmed that the IT company had filed a complaint while speaking to the media.

‘Complete Failure Of Child Safety Protocols’

The complaint details what the company describes as serious operational lapses, failures in supervision and safeguarding, and repeated violations of the responsibilities entrusted to the daycare operator.

According to Capgemini, Little Scholars had been engaged to operate the daycare facility on its Kundalahalli campus and had assured the company of the safety and care of children enrolled there. It had promised that children would be cared for responsibly, under proper supervision and in a safe environment. The company further stated that the daycare operator had assured compliance with all prescribed child protection protocols, staffing norms and operational standards expected of such a facility.

Capgemini has alleged that those assurances were completely breached. In its complaint, the company has alleged that caregivers employed by Little Scholars subjected children to multiple forms of abuse. These, it says, were not limited to physical assault but also included mental harassment, degrading disciplinary practices, forcibly restraining children when they cried and even confining toddlers inside toilets.

The company has also raised concerns over the alleged recording and circulation of videos of children. It has alleged that daycare employees filmed children inside the facility without authorisation and that some footage was recorded in washroom areas, violating the children’s privacy and demonstrating a complete disregard for their safety.

Capgemini described the acts as a serious violation of the privacy and dignity of the children, especially considering that the daycare had been entrusted with the care of employees’ children.

The company informed police that the videos have caused immense distress to parents, shaken the confidence of employees who entrusted the facility with the care of their children, and caused reputational harm to Capgemini.

Capgemini further stated that once the allegations surfaced, it issued a show-cause notice to Little Scholars seeking an explanation. According to the complaint, the daycare operator neither responded to the notice nor visited the facility after the allegations came to light.

The complaint also squarely blames daycare manager Manjula, named as accused No. 1 in the FIR and currently absconding, for failing to manage and supervise her staff.

Capgemini has alleged that Little Scholars demonstrated a “failure of safeguarding measures, child protection protocols and operational controls to ensure the safety, well-being, dignity and protection of children under its care."

It has further alleged “systemic operational, compliance and supervisory failures" which, according to the company, resulted in the alleged child mistreatment and the unauthorised recording of minors.

Company Seeks Action Under BNS, Juvenile Justice Act

Seeking criminal action, Capgemini has alleged that children were physically assaulted, had water poured on them, were handled roughly and subjected to physical pain and emotional distress, attracting provisions relating to voluntarily causing hurt under Section 115(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The company has also alleged that children were locked inside rooms and toilets, preventing them from moving freely and amounting to wrongful confinement. It further alleged that toddlers were intimidated and assaulted to force them to comply with instructions, pointing to what it describes as a coordinated pattern of misconduct by those running the facility.

“Little Scholars and its employees were entrusted with the care, custody, supervision and safety of children at the creche facility. The alleged physical assault, mental harassment, forcible disciplining, locking of children inside rooms or toilets, pouring water, rough handling and unauthorised washroom videography disclose the abuse. The nannies and others caused physical pain and emotional distress to the toddlers," the complaint states.

The complaint further alleges: “The facts expressly disclose that children were locked inside rooms or toilets, thus preventing them from moving freely. The toddlers were assaulted in a bid to make them follow rules. It is evident from the facts set out, accused employees and others from Little Scholars, in a deliberate and unlawful manner, committed grave cognisable offences endangering the safety, privacy and dignity of minor children."

Capgemini has also sought action under the Juvenile Justice Act, contending that the caregivers, despite being entrusted with the care and custody of young children, subjected them to physical assault, mental harassment, forcible disciplining, wrongful confinement, rough handling, unauthorised washroom videography, cruelty and wilful neglect.

The company’s complaint comes even as the Bengaluru Police continue to widen their probe. Investigators are examining CCTV footage, digital evidence and statements from daycare workers as well as parents whose children appear in the videos. More parents are expected to be questioned as part of the investigation.

Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh also explained why the alleged whistleblower-turned-accused was arrested.

According to Singh, Sujata not only delayed submitting the video evidence by a week but also handed it over to another person instead of approaching the police directly. Investigators, he said, also found evidence of her direct involvement in certain aspects of the case, with one of the recorded sequences involving a toddler appearing to have been stage-managed. “It’s no doubt she may have been a whistleblower, but she is also equally party to the crime," Singh said.

He added that while “something has gone wrong at the daycare centre", investigators were still trying to determine the full extent of what had happened.

Making it clear that the investigation is far from over, the Commissioner said, “Whoever is found to have committed an offence, whether from the company, the daycare management or elsewhere, will be questioned and proceeded against based on evidence."

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