Chennai Techie Accuses Estranged Wife and Police of Harassment

Prasanna Sankar, a tech entrepreneur and co-founder of the Singapore-based crypto platform 0xPPL.com, has made serious allegations. Sankar accused his estranged wife and the Chennai police of harassment in multiple social media posts. Sankar, is currently embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle.

The series of posts made by the Techie

Prasanna started his series of posts by writing, “My name is Prasanna, who previously founded Rippling (worth $10B); I’m going through a divorce. I’m now on the run from the Chennai police hiding outside of Tamil Nadu. This is my story. Born in Chennai, lived here for 20 years. I studied in NIT Trichy where I met my wife. I was ranked as #1 coder in India. I went to the US to start technology companies.”

Prasanna Sankar claimed that he was being unjustly pursued by law enforcement officers while trying to secure custody of his son. He further accused the Chennai police of trying to extort him of Rs 25 lakh as they are allegedly probing a “kidnap” complaint filed by his wife, Dhivya.

Accusations of Domestic Abuse

In a series of posts on social media Sankar detailed allegations against his wife. This includes claims that she filed false complaints accusing him of domestic violence after he discovered her affair. According to Sankar, his wife then attempted to negotiate a hefty divorce settlement, leading to further legal complications.

In one such post on social media Sankar wrote, “She decided to instead file a fake police complaint against me saying I hit her. Later, she made further fake complaints that I raped her (1 mo after the alleged rape). That I circulated her nude videos. etc. Singapore police have investigated these allegations, found them baseless and have cleared me from all charges”.

My name is Prasanna, who previously founded Rippling (worth $10B); I’m going through a divorce. I’m now on the run from the Chennai police hiding outside of Tamil Nadu. This is my story.

— Prasanna S (@myprasanna) March 23, 2025

The tech entrepreneur also stated that she kidnapped their nine-year-old son and took him to the United States. This prompted Sankar to file an international child abduction case against her wife. A US court later ruled in his favor, leading to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) where he agreed to pay his wife a significant amount in settlement and provide joint custody of their child.

Prasanna’s Friend Detained

He also claimed that the police detained his friend, Gokul who helped pick up the child from his estranged wife, without a warrant.

“Last 3 days he has been in custody without any FIR. They are telling him if I don’t surrender he’d be harassed. They have not produced him in front of a magistrate. Instead, every morning they call him to the station and make him sit till night and let him go. More recently, the threat is, that if I do not remove my Twitter posts – he’d be in trouble. They have told him to tell him, they will find me and make me face the consequences of going to the media,” Sankar wrote.

A Joint Press Meet

He further wrote, “Police and my wife will be conducting a joint press meet soon to accuse me of many crimes. They’ve also asked my friend Gokul to sign saying my social media tweets are false. To all supporters – to be clear. I’m feeling the most alive right now and it’s great. I built an empire from nothing. I can handle this even if a state is on the other side. I’m a survivor not a victim.”

Fleeing from Police Pursuit

Tensions escalated when Sankar alleged that his wife filed a kidnapping complaint against him. He claimed that the police attempted to arrest him without an FIR. He expressed fear of wrongful arrest and fled with his son to avoid further confrontation with the authorities.

Wife Denies Allegations

In response, Sankar’s wife, Divya, denied the allegations and accused him of evading tax and transferring matrimonial assets to his father’s name. She also claimed that Sankar stole their son’s passport and accused him of being a sexual predator. Divya further alleged that he used to “secretly record women” for which he was arrested in Singapore and later released.

Ongoing Legal Battle

As of now, there has been no official response from the Chennai Police regarding the ongoing claims. Meanwhile, Sankar’s social media posts have garnered wide attention, with over 8.6 million views.