An eight-month-old baby — who was hospitalized in a private hospital in Surat on Thursday after being thrashed by his babysitter — is in a critical condition, inspector PL Chaudhari said.
The woman, Komal Tandelkar (27), has been detained for allegedly trying to kill the baby following the act was caught on a CCTV camera installed at the child’s house by his parents, Chaudhari said.
The baby has suffered brain hemorrhage and in currently unconscious, a doctor of the private hospital where the baby is currently admitted said.
“An FIR was filed against Tandelkar on the basis of the CCTV footage, in which she can be seen thrashing the baby in her lap for nearly one-and-a-half minute before twisting his ears and repeatedly throwing him against the bed. It appears to be a case of attempt to murder,” police officer ZR Desai said.
Inspector Chaudhari said the babysitter was known to the working couple who recently had twins and needed help in raising the child. “The woman was employed by the couple in September last year, four months after the birth of their twins,” police officer ZR Desai said
“The baby’s father, Mitesh Patel, had a CCTV camera installed at his house only two days back after his neighbors complained of hearing the cries of the babies when they were under the care of the babysitter,” Desai said.
“Yesterday, when Patel was away at work, he received a call from his mother, who informed him that one of the babies was crying and fainting. The child was immediately rushed to the hospital. Later, when the family members checked the CCTV footage, they found the babysitter thrashing the child, twisting his ear and throwing him against the bed,” Desai said.
Following the perusal of CCTV footage, Patel approached the police and filed a complaint.
