India, Aug. 11 -- A 15-month-old girl child was allegedly slapped, bitten on her thighs, and hit with a plastic bat by a 16-year-old caretaker at a daycare in Noida's Sector 137, police said on Friday.

Police said the complainant is a homemaker. She lives in a housing society in Noida with her husband, who works in the IT department of a UK-based multinational company, and their daughter.

The incident, which occurred on Monday, came to light on Thursday when the child's mother noticed the injuries and took her to a hospital. The accused caretaker was taken into police custody.

After the doctor's visit, the couple confronted with the daycare authorities following which a CCTV footage came to light. The video showed the teen caretaker, s...