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A 23-month-old toddler in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was allegedly injured and bitten by other children after being left unsupervised at a preschool. Police have booked six people, including the CEO, and are investigating CCTV footage and negligence.

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A shocking case of alleged negligence at a preschool has come to light in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where a 23-month-old boy sustained multiple injuries after reportedly being left unattended inside a classroom. According to a report by saamtv, police have registered a case against six individuals, including the CEO of the preschool, and launched an investigation into the incident.

Incident at the preschool reported
As per the saamtv report, the incident occurred on June 22, 2026, at FirstCry Intellitots Preschool located in the CIDCO N-1 area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The child's father, a 29-year-old lawyer, had dropped his son off at the preschool around 10:30 am.

Alleged classroom negligence
According to the complaint, at around 11 am, a female classroom aide took one student outside the classroom. However, she allegedly locked the classroom door from the outside while leaving. As a result, several toddlers remained inside the room without the supervision of a teacher or any responsible staff member.

Children left unattended
The report states that the children became frightened and started crying after realizing that no adult was present in the classroom. With no staff member monitoring them for some time, chaos allegedly broke out among the children.