Byju's founder In Trouble? Byju Raveendran Sentenced To Six Months In Jail By Singapore Court

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]Byju Ravindran, [music] founder of Indian edtech company Byju's, has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Singapore court for contempt of court.

[00:00:08]The ruling comes after he was [music] found to have disobeyed multiple court orders related to disclosure and management [music] of his assets dating back to April 2024, as per sources to Bloomberg. Byju Ravindran has been ordered to surrender [music] himself to officials and pay 90,000 Singapore dollars, as well as give documents proving his legal ownership of BR Invest PTE. This sentence of six months in jail is the latest [music] blow to the founder, who is already facing claims from foreign investors globally. Even in the US, where lenders are fighting to claw back losses from a $1.2 billion loan that soured. Reacting to the order, Ravindran said, "I am disappointed [music] that the recent Singapore court matter has been pursued and reported in a manner that creates a misleading impression about me." Adding that parties involved in the negotiations had acknowledged there was [music] no wrongdoing on his or other founder's part.