Claim
Children were locked in dark rooms and bathrooms, and were put inside a front-loading washing machine.
“बच्चों को अंधेरे कमरे बाथरूम में बंद कर दिया जाता था। उन्हें फ्रंट लोडिंग वाली वाशिंग मशीन में डाल दिया जाता था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The anchor's statement describes the Bengaluru Capgemini-campus daycare abuse case that surfaced on July 1, 2026, one day before the broadcast. Multiple independent outlets, based on viral videos received by the district child protection unit and an FIR registered by HAL Police against five caregivers, report that toddlers were locked in bathrooms/dark rooms and placed inside a front-loading washing machine — matching the claim's specifics, including the front-loading detail. The events are formally still allegations under police investigation, but as a description of what the video evidence and FIR allege, the claim is consistent with the reporting available on the broadcast date.
Evidence
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/babies-forced-to-sit-in-toilet-bengaluru-it-firm-daycare-centre-employees-under-scanner-for-abuse-4057730 Deccan Herald reports viral videos showing toddlers at a daycare in Capgemini's Bengaluru campus being placed inside the drum of a front-loading washing machine, locked inside bathrooms, and sprayed with water using a toilet jet; HAL Police registered an FIR after the district child protection unit received the videos. ✓ reachable · archived
- 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 (July 1, 2026) reports videos of toddlers aged 2-3 being put in a front-loading washing machine, locked in bathrooms, and intimidated into silence; five women caregivers booked under the Juvenile Justice Act. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.brut.media/in/articles/bengaluru-daycare-horror-videos-show-toddlers-allegedly-locked-in-washing-machine-at-it-campus-creche Corroborates that footage shows toddlers allegedly locked in a washing machine and bathrooms at the IT-campus creche, with an FIR filed and Capgemini temporarily closing the facility. ✓ reachable · archived