The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging that toddlers were treated inhumanly by nannies at a crèche operating on the premises of an IT company in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The incident reportedly came to light after a Child Helpline official received videos depicting cruelty towards toddlers whose parents, employed at the campus, had left them at the facility during working hours.
Observing that the contents of the news reports, if true, raised serious issues of violation of human rights, the Commission has issued notices to the Karnataka Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, calling for a detailed report within two weeks.
According to the media reports, the videos purportedly showed the nannies placing toddlers inside a washing machine, spraying water into their mouths using a toilet jet spray, locking them inside toilets to silence them, forcing them to sit on Western-style commodes, and threatening them to remain silent whenever they cried. The crèche has reportedly been temporarily closed as a precaution.
Source: NHRC Press Release
