“Open Marriage, Sex With Escorts”: Explosive Claims By Indian Techie’s Wife

New Delhi:

Weeks after billionaire tech entrepreneur Prasanna Sankar accused his estranged wife of harassment amid a bitter divorce and a battle for custody of their son, she has hit back with allegations that her husband solicited sex workers and forced her to accept an open marriage.

Rippling co-founder Sankar, who is worth $1.3 billion according to a recent estimate by Forbes, made headlines after he took to X recently claiming he was “on the run” from Chennai law enforcement after his wife Dhivya Sashidhar had filed a complaint alleging that he “kidnapped” their son. He alleged that cops were tracking his cell phone location, car, UPI, and IP address “illegally without any FIR”. He also claimed Sashidhar had an extramarital affair while he tried to fight for the custody of their son.

His wife’s account paints a very different picture–one where Sankar solicited sex workers, pressured Sashidhar into accepting an open marriage and installed hidden cameras in their house to spy on her. She backed up her story with hundreds of pages of court documents from their international custody battle along with emails, photos, and other records, according to a report by The San Francisco Standard.  

She also gave an interview to the publication claiming Sankar dragged her and their 9-year-old son from country to country to shield his immense wealth from taxation.

Sashidhar also claimed she gave up her career for her husband.

“THE NIGHTMARE”

Describing her ordeal of being controlled by her husband, Sashidhar said it was the “worst nightmare of my life.” She told The San Francisco Standard that Sankar coerced her into “painful sex” soon after she gave birth in 2016, claiming it was a “primal need” for men. When she refused, Sankar threatened consequences.