India, Aug. 9 -- A 15-month-old girl was allegedly assaulted and bitten on her thighs by a 16-year-old caretaker at a daycare in Noida's Sector 137 on Monday, police said on Friday. The incident came to light on Thursday when the child's mother noticed the injuries and took her to a hospital.

Police said the complainant, a homemaker, lives with her husband-who works in the IT department of a UK-based multinational company-and their daughter in a Sector 137 housing society. The police said the suspect caretaker was taken into police custody.

"While changing the toddler's clothes on Thursday, the mother noticed two marks on each thigh. Suspecting a skin infection, she took her to a nearby hospital, where doctors confirmed they were bite m...