Gurgaon: A two-year-old girl was allegedly slapped, pushed and subjected to physical and mental abuse by a teacher at a preschool daycare centre in Chakkarpur, prompting police to register a case after CCTV footage of the incident came to light.According to police, the girl’s mother, a resident of Sector 28, filed a complaint stating that she had dropped her daughter at the daycare around 9.30am on July 7, as part of the child’s daily routine. When she went back to pick up the toddler around 11.15 am, she noticed that the child’s cheeks were red.The family questioned the daycare teacher, who told them that the child’s cheeks had been red since the morning. “Unsatisfied with the explanation, the parents spoke to the child after returning home. They claimed the toddler indicated through gestures that the teacher had hit her,” a police officer said.The family then requested access to the daycare centre’s CCTV footage. According to the complaint, the footage showed the teacher allegedly slapping and pushing the child and subjecting her to inappropriate treatment inside the facility. Soon after, the family approached Sector 29 police station and filed a complaint against the teacher.Based on that complaint, police registered an FIR against the teacher under Section 75 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, which deals with cruelty towards children.The investigators have seized the CCTV footage and are examining it along with other evidence as part of the probe.Police said they are verifying the sequence of events captured on the CCTV footage and recording the statements of those associated with the daycare centre. They added that appropriate legal action will be taken after examining all the evidence.
