Thane, March 20: Police have launched an investigation after a three-year-old girl was allegedly beaten up at a creche cum daycare centre in Thane district and registered a case against three persons, an official said on Wednesday. He said an FIR was registered under section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means) of the Indian Penal Code against a couple who operate the daycare facility in Dombivali and another woman after a video went viral. Thane Petrol Pump Fight Video: Kicks, Punches Fly as Petrol Pump Employees, Motorists Engage in Violent Fight Over Refusal to Fill Fuel in Bikes; Viral Clip Surfaces.

The accused allegedly tied up the children as punishment and also hung them upside down, as per the FIR. Videos of the torture were shot by a woman staffer who took objection to the inhuman treatment of the children at the facility. No arrest has been made so far.

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