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Four Hinduja Family Members Sentenced to Up to 4.5 Years for Exploiting Domestic Workers

Jun 21, 2024, 04:30 PM

A Swiss court has sentenced four members of the billionaire Hinduja family, Britain's richest, to up to four and a half years in prison for exploiting their domestic workers at their Geneva villa. The family members, including Prakash and Kamal Hinduja, their son Ajay, and his wife Namrata, were found guilty of underpaying staff, confiscating their passports, and forcing them to work 18-hour days. The court also noted that the family, worth an estimated $47bn, spent more on their pet dog than on their servants. However, the court acquitted them of the more severe charge of human trafficking.