NOIDA: A 15-month-old toddler — left at a daycare facility in Sector 137 by her mother — was physically assaulted by an attendant, who allegedly pinned her to the ground, slapped her repeatedly and bit her in the thighs as she cried in pain. An FIR was also registered against the daycare owner, who allegedly watched but did not intervene.The mother, a resident of Paras Tierea, filed a complaint at Sector 142 police station on Thursday. She identified the accused as Charu, the owner of the daycare “Blippi”, and Sonali, an attendant at the facility from Shahdara village. The toddler had been attending the daycare for two hours daily since May.On Monday, Monica noticed that her daughter was unusually distressed when she came to pick her up. At home, she discovered bite marks on her thighs. After a doctor confirmed these were indeed marks of human teeth, she rushed to the daycare and demanded that CCTV footage be shown to her.The footage revealed a shocking sequence of events. Sonali was seen slapping the toddler, throwing her to the ground, hitting her with a plastic bat, and even biting her. When Monica confronted Charu, the daycare owner and Sonali allegedly misbehaved with her and even issued threats.Referring to the footage, Monica said that despite her daughter’s frantic cries, Charu did not provide any care or comfort.A case was registered against the two under sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with the intent to provoke a breach of peace) of BNS. Police said they had taken Sonali into custody and were conducting a thorough investigation.Sonali, according to sources, had joined the daycare only 10 days earlier. The toddler underwent a medical examination to assess her injuries.