Hindujas Spent More on Pet Dog Than They Paid One of Their Servants, Swiss Prosecutor Says

  • Their lawyer says staff were paid enough; treated with dignity
  • Family charged with human trafficking over treatment of staff
Namrata Hinduja, left, and Ajay Hinduja, second right, at the courthouse in Geneva on Jan. 15.Photographer: Gabriel Monnet/AFP/Getty Images
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The billionaire Hinduja family spent more on their pet dog than they paid one of their servants, according to a Swiss prosecutor who urged jail terms of as long as five and a half years at a trial over alleged trafficking and exploitation of Indian staff at their Lake Geneva villa.

Prosecutor Yves Bertossa launched a blistering attack on the family at the Swiss city’s criminal court on Monday morning, citing testimony from the staff and Hindujas, as well as evidence submitted during his investigation.