Karnataka: Police arrest 119 people for creating ruckus at iPhone facility

A day after employees vandalised iPhone manufacturing plant run by Wistron Corporation, Karnataka police held 119 people in connection with the violence. The accused have been sent to Kolar, KGF and Chintamani Jail.

Kolar: Police on Sunday detained 119 people in connection with the case pertaining to vandalisation of an iPhone manufacturing plant run by Taiwanese tech giant Wistron Corporation at Narsapura. The plant was allegedly rampaged by irate employees over issues related to salary disbursement.

All the accused were sent to Kolar, KGF and Chintamani Jail via bus along with the assigned police forces. Sources said that parents of the workers' gathered outside the office of Police Superintendent and pleaded him not to arrest.

Employees of the Narasapura Industrial Area had rampaged through the plant premises overturning cars and damaging furniture besides other things.

According to sources, workers had pelted stones, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, computers and laptops in connection with 'salary-related issues.'

A trade union leader, claiming information from the plant had alleged most employees -on contract- were not paid 'on time' besides concerns over 'many deductions' from their salary.

Wistron manufactures iPhone 7 for Apple, IT products for Lenovo, Microsoft, among others. Wistron is the country's first iPhone company in the Narasapur industrial area.

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