Claim
Horrific footage has emerged from a day care centre in Bengaluru where children as young as two and three years old were being tortured.
“बेंगलुरु के एक डे केयर सेंटर की भयानक तस्वीरें आई हैं। छोटे-छोटे, दो-दो साल, तीन-तीन साल के बच्चों को यहां टॉर्चर किया जा रहा था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent mainstream reports dated 2026-07-01, the day before the broadcast, confirm that videos emerged from a daycare centre in Brookefield, Bengaluru showing toddlers aged 2-3 being subjected to torture-like abuse (placed in washing machines, sprayed with water, locked in toilets). Police registered an FIR against five staff under the Juvenile Justice Act. The anchor's statement matches the reported facts on location, victims' ages, the existence of footage, and the nature of the abuse.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/karnataka/toddlers-shoved-in-commode-thrown-in-washing-machine-at-bengaluru-corporate-daycare-videos-surface-of-torture-2026-07-01-1046816 India TV report dated 2026-07-01 confirms videos surfaced showing children aged 2-3 being abused at a daycare in Brookefield, Bengaluru — put in washing machines, forced onto commodes, sprayed with water, locked in bathrooms; FIR registered under the Juvenile Justice Act and five staff taken into custody. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bengaluru-day-care-horror-five-staff-arrested-for-allegedly-torturing-toddlers-inside-it-park Free Press Journal corroborates the arrest of five daycare staff for allegedly torturing toddlers at a daycare inside a Bengaluru IT park after abuse videos leaked. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1782566.html Wire-service (IANS) report confirms Bengaluru police investigation after disturbing videos of alleged child abuse at the daycare surfaced, initially with the accused absconding. ✓ reachable · archived