Teen Gives Birth in Foxconn Toilet, Kills Newborn
- Renuka, a Foxconn factory worker in Bengaluru, gave birth inside a toilet and slit the baby's throat. - She dumped the baby's body in a bag after the incident at the Devanahalli plant. - The shocking case at the Apple supplier factory has sparked outrage and police investigation (ndtv.com).
A 19-year-old Foxconn worker in Bengaluru was accused of killing her newborn after giving birth in a factory toilet on April 23, police said. (ndtv.com) NDTV reported the worker, identified as Renuka, gave birth inside a restroom at Foxconn’s Devanahalli plant, slit the baby’s throat, and put the body in a bag. The case surfaced after another employee entered the restroom, according to the report. (ndtv.com) Moneycontrol reported the incident happened on Wednesday during her shift and said police were investigating how the pregnancy went unnoticed inside the factory. Times of India reported Bengaluru Rural Police had arrested the 19-year-old and registered a case. (moneycontrol.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The factory is part of Foxconn’s fast-growing iPhone operation in Karnataka, where the company has been expanding production for Apple at Devanahalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Karnataka minister M.B. Patil said in August 2025 that Foxconn had begun iPhone 17 production at the site. (thehindu.com) Foxconn’s Devanahalli project has also been pitched by Karnataka as a major jobs engine. The state government said Foxconn had invested about ₹22,000 crore in the unit, while Business Standard reported in December 2025 that the plant had added 30,000 jobs in months, mostly for women aged 19 to 24. (thehindu.com, business-standard.com) That workforce profile has put extra attention on worker housing, supervision, and welfare at Apple suppliers in India. Reuters reported in 2023 that Apple had previously put Foxconn on probation at its Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu after protests over food poisoning and dormitory conditions, before the supplier fixed those issues and resumed hiring. (reuters.com) In Bengaluru, public reporting on the April 23 case has so far focused on the criminal investigation, not any response from Foxconn or Apple. NDTV’s report did not include statements from either company. (ndtv.com) Police now have the central task: establish the sequence inside the restroom, document the newborn’s death, and complete the case against the worker arrested at one of India’s highest-profile electronics plants. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com, moneycontrol.com)
