The Bengaluru police team probing the alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare centre run by IT firm Capgemini at Brookefield in the city has decided to check if the whistleblower, Sujatha, had any ulterior motive.
Sujatha is among the six people under the scanner but the police’s decision to name her as the second accused has evoked outrage on social media. HAL police station arrested Vijayalakshmi, 55, an employee of the daycare centre, on Friday on charges of physically abusing the toddlers under her care. The next day, Sujatha was arrested.
The second arrest raised questions about child safety, corporate daycare monitoring, and the protection of those who highlight such issues to the public. The arrest of Sujatha triggered a debate on social media with a section of users seeking the scalp of the police officer who arrested her.
Kolar resident Sujatha worked as a caregiver at the creche before being sacked. The police said Sujatha took the help of an employee of the centre to record the videos of children being abused by the caregivers.
Social media users also slammed the parents of the abused toddlers, who shied away from speaking to the media out of fear of getting terminated from Capgemini. One user wrote on X: “All employees, including the parents, have sold their souls to corporates.”
An investigating officer told The Telegraph that the two accused are in judicial custody. “Sujatha joined the daycare centre in May. She had frequent disagreements with other staff...
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