Overview
- A 23-month-old boy was left unsupervised and suffered multiple bites and bruises at the CIDCO N‑1 FirstCry Intellitots branch, in an incident police say occurred on Monday, June 22.
- MIDC CIDCO police have registered a criminal case naming six people connected to the preschool, including owner Vijay Reddy and CEO Shubham Maheshwari.
- Investigators are examining the school’s CCTV footage and have been questioning staff to reconstruct how a caretaker allegedly locked the classroom and no teacher intervened.
- The child’s parents say the school delayed informing them, did not immediately seek hospital care, offered compensation and tried to dissuade them from filing a complaint; the toddler is receiving medical treatment.
- The case has prompted local inspections and renewed calls for tighter preschool oversight, with authorities taking steps to verify registration and safety compliance at the centre.