India, Sept. 17 -- A Chinese court has ordered two teenagers who urinated into a pot of broth at a Shanghai hotpot restaurant to pay 2.2 million yuan (approximately Rs.2.71 crore) in compensation to two catering companies.

The incident, which occurred in February at a branch of China's largest hotpot chain, Haidilao, drew widespread criticism after the 17-year-olds posted a video of their drunken act online. It even prompted the hotpot chain to offer compensation to over 4,000 diners, even though there was no suggestion anyone had consumed the contaminated broth. In March, the hotpot chain filed a civil lawsuit against the teenagers seeking a public apology and over 23 million yuan in damages.

Now, according to a report by the BBC, the ...