Outsiders supporting employees let loose violence at Wistron iPhone factory: Police

24 Dec 2020

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The Kolar police probing the looting and vandalism at Wistron’s iPhone manufactory in Kolar on 12 December have detained the taluk president of Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) , in connection with the case. 

Srikanth allegedly planned the protest and instigated the workers, the police said, adding that they have arrested 132 people so far in connection with the violence..
Kolar Rural Police said employees, who were not paid outstanding salary amounts and payment for overtime work, had allegedly approached Srikanth a few weeks ago, seeking help to organise a protest. 
It was decided that the employees of Wistron and SFI hold a protest outside Kolar Collector Sathyabhama’s office at 11 am on 12 December, police said, adding that Srikanth curated the WhatsApp message, calling for the protest, which was circulated widely among employees. 
Srikanth and several SFI activists allegedly entered Wistron’s premises on the morning of 12 December, and were part of the vandalism at the plant in which iPhones and laptops worth crores were looted and the assembly line was damaged. 
“Srikanth was detained. We are questioning his involvement in instigating the violence and also bringing in people outside of the company’s employees into the plant which was vandalised,” the police said.
Employees, meanwhile, alleged that Wistron’s management was not helpful in slving their problems. The employees who were on night shift who had gone to the HR Department personnel with a letter demanding that the company pay the outstanding salary and overtime duesonly stonewalled their demands.
They said they had approached Wistron’s management with their grievances several times over the last six months. 
An FIR was registered against 7,000 unidentified persons, including 5,000 contract workers at the Kolar Rural Police Station on 12 December, for vandalism, criminal breach of peace, rioting and assault. 

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