A tech entrepreneur based in Chennai recently alleged that his wife has filed a false case against him regarding their son but a senior police official later denied his charges.
The co-founder of Rippling, Prasanna Sankar is currently embroiled in a legal battle with his estranged wife and he took his plight to social media where he alleged that an Assistant Commissioner of Police and a Sub Inspector demanded Rs 25 lakh from him to release his friend in their alleged custody.
What Did Chennai Police Say?
A senior police official denied the charge make by Sankar and said that there was no truth in the allegation.
He told PTI, "Our team is probing a complaint by the woman. The allegations are baseless."
What Did The Wife Say?
Sankar's wife reporters that her son was taken away by her husband's manager Gokul on March 3.
"My son has not been returned to me. I want to know his whereabouts," she reportedly said.
But police claimed that Gokul was allowed to go home on March 23 afternoon.
According to a complaint by his estranged wife, both she and her nine-year-old son were US citizens, and they came to India three weeks ago.
Prasanna Sankar's Allegations
The viral post on social media by Sankar reads, "My wife and I have been going through a divorce and have been sharing custody of our son. My wife handed over the child with full consent to my friend (Gokul), who brought him two floors down to hand him over to me. However, my wife later filed a false complaint that my friend kidnapped my son and that I might kill him."
He claimed that his lawyer, against his advise, parted with Rs 2 lakh to the police to handle the situation.
Earlier Sankar shared a video with his son, claiming the boy was happy with him and also that the Chennai police had illegally detained his friend and were forcing him to share the details of his (Prasanna's) whereabouts.
