A woman employed at a Noida daycare was arrested after CCTV footage revealed her physically abusing a 15-month-old child. Disturbing footage from the Blippi daycare in Noida resulted in the arrest. The now viral video shows the woman repeatedly dropping the toddler on the ground, hitting the child's back, and biting the baby's leg. Following the review of the footage, police at Sector 142 registered a complaint and arrested the accused. The head of the daycare was also taken into custody for questioning. The toddler is currently undergoing medical evaluation.
What does the video show?
The video shows the woman walking, holding the kid, and later dropping the toddler on the ground thrice. It also shows the woman hitting the kid on the back and face. Images later revealed the toddler had bite marks and other injuries. Based on CCTV footage, the woman was arrested from Sector 142 police station, and the daycare centre head was also taken into custody.
This comes days after a case in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, where a man was arrested for raping his 16-year-old daughter, impregnating her, and abandoning the newborn in bushes. The infant, found covered in ant bites, was discovered last week near Maheshwar police limits.
What did the police say?
Charges under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) have been filed.
On the incident, DCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi says, "The incident was reported to police station number 142 involving a 15-month-old girl who was assaulted at a daycare school. A case was filed, and the minor perpetrator, who is a maid, was taken into police custody. Since the maid is a minor, authorities, including the Child Welfare Officer and Basic Education Officer, were informed to take necessary actions. She was sent to a juvenile home. We have also written to the Child Welfare Officer and Basic Education Officer to take necessary action against the daycare’s owner so that they can initiate checks, verify licenses, registrations, and inspect other daycares for similar issues at their level."
