A Swiss court sentenced four members of the billionaire Hinduja family to up to four-and-a-half years in prison on Friday, after they were found guilty of exploiting household staff at their Lake Geneva home, including forcing them to work 18-hour days for low pay, according to multiple reports—though members of the family were acquitted on human trafficking charges.
The four family members were acquitted of human trafficking charges.
Prakash Hinduja and his wife Kamal were sentenced to four and a half years in prison, while their son Ajay and his wife Namrata received four-year sentences after they were each found guilty of exploitation and illegal employment.
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