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Police investigate India’s Som Distilleries over allegations of employing children

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NEW DELHI, June 17 — Police said today they had launched an investigation into India’s Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd after the government’s child rights agency announced...

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India’s Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd is being investigated for allegedly hiring minors at a distillery— Picture via Som Group of Companies' websiteNEW DELHI, June 17 — Police said today they had launched an investigation into India’s Som Distilleries and Breweries Ltd after the government’s child rights agency announced it had found children working at a distillery.

Som, which makes Hunter and Woodpecker beer, did not respond to calls requesting comment today, a public holiday. There was also no response to calls to Som Group CEO Deepak Arora. “Due to being in contact with chemicals, the skin of many children’s hands has also been burnt. Action is being taken to rescue the children and register” a police complaint, he added.

 

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