A daycare owner and operator in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with assaulting children.
Abbotsford police said that in October 2024 their major crime unit launched an investigation of children being assaulted at the daycare in East Abbotsford.
The alleged incidents, dating back to 2022, involved children aged two to six years old, police said.
The investigation continued over the past few months and on Tuesday, detectives arrested 60-year-old Indu Takhar.
She has now been charged with six counts of assault and has been released from custody under several court-ordered conditions that include not going to any daycare centres and having no contact with any person under the age of 16 years old.
A person with the same name is listed as the owner and founder of Smile ‘N’ Play Daycare with two locations on McKinley Drive, which is in East Abbotsford.
Detectives are asking anyone with more information to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225.