Capgemini Daycare Case: Prime Accused Manjula Secures Anticipatory Bail
Capgemini Daycare Case: Prime Accused Manjula Secures Anticipatory Bail Reported By, Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 20:06 IST Manjula had been absconding ever since the
Capgemini Daycare Case: Prime Accused Manjula Secures Anticipatory Bail Reported By, Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 20:06 IST Manjula had been absconding ever since the FIR was registered after the issue came to light on June 29. A Bengaluru court granted her anticipatory bail on July 8 Capgemini shut the facility as a precautionary measure soon after the videos went viral, even as police began questioning staff and reviewing CCTV footage from the centre. (Representational image/AI-generated) Manjula, the supervisor at the Little Scholars daycare centre on the Capgemini campus and the prime accused (Accused No. 1) in the alleged daycare abuse case, has secured anticipatory bail from a Bengaluru court. She had been absconding ever since the FIR was registered after the issue came to light on June 29. A Bengaluru court granted her anticipatory bail on July 8. A senior police officer confirmed to CNN-News18 that Manjula had obtained anticipatory bail. “We will issue her a notice to appear before the investigating officer and record her statement. She has been granted anticipatory bail by the court. We will question her as part of the investigation," the officer said. Police said Manjula’s statement is crucial as she was the caregiver as well as the supervisor in charge of the daycare centre functioning on the Capgemini campus.
Investigators are expected to confront her with CCTV footage, statements of other employees, and testimonies of parents as part of the probe. Manjula has been accused of allegedly abusing toddlers and her ways of disciplining children included locking them in bathrooms to quieten them at the daycare centre. According to statements recorded by the police and allegations made in the complaint, she allegedly beat children with a mop handle, slapped them, pinched them, force-fed them, and locked them inside the bathroom as punishment. Police are also examining allegations that children were intimidated and subjected to repeated physical and emotional abuse while under the care of the staff. The allegations first surfaced after a consultant working at Capgemini raised concerns over the treatment of children at the daycare. The matter gathered momentum after videos purportedly showing the abuse surfaced, prompting police to register a case and launch an investigation. The daycare was being operated by Little Scholars, a third-party service provider on the Capgemini campus. The FIR naming five accused, including Manjula as Accused No. 1, was registered based on a complaint received through the Child Helpline (1098). Since the registration of the FIR, police have arrested multiple accused in the case, while Manjula had remained untraceable until she approached the court seeking anticipatory bail.
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