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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Twist in Capgemini childcare abuse case: Whistleblower arrested, remanded in custody - The South First

Sujatha, a former employee of the centre, was arrested for allegedly delaying the handing over of evidence and deleting certain clips.

Synopsis: The FIR stated that children were made to sit inside washing machines, forced to sit on commodes while water pipes were placed inside their mouths, locked alone in bathrooms for long periods and subjected to other forms of physical torture.

The Bengaluru police on Saturday, 4 July, arrested the whistleblower in the Capgemini on-campus daycare child abuse case.

Identifying the accused as Sujatha, police said she was sent to judicial custody for 14 days. The police had, on Friday, 3 July, arrested Vijayalakshmi, a caregiver at the Centre. A search is underway for three more people.

Sujatha, a former employee of the centre, was arrested for allegedly delaying the handing over of evidence and deleting certain clips. She was questioned on Friday.

Investigators alleged that she recorded videos, purportedly of the abuse and later circulated them. She reportedly had the videos for nearly a week before alerting the authorities.

Children, as young as two and three, were allegedly assaulted and intimidated.

The FIR stated that children were made to sit inside washing machines, forced to sit on commodes while water pipes were placed inside their mouths, locked alone in bathrooms for long periods and subjected to other forms of physical torture.

The toddlers are the children of Capgemini employees.

The HAL Police registered the FIR on 1 July...



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