Prasanna Sankar, co-founder of the technology firm Rippling, came into headlines after making serious accusations against his wife, Dhivya Sashidhar, on social media. Sankar, who has an estimated net worth of $1.3 billion, claimed his wife had an affair when he was attempting to gain custody of their child.

But Dhivya Sashidhar told a much different story. She claimed Sankar had sex outside marriage, hired prostitutes, and forced her into accepting an open marriage. She also claimed he used secret cameras to spy on her within their home.

Dhivya has provided court documents, text messages, emails, photos, and other records to substantiate her claims, according to The San Francisco Standard.

"Worst nightmare of my life"

Speaking in an interview with The San Francisco Standard, Sashidhar referred to her experience as the "worst nightmare of my life." She described that Sankar relocated her and their 9-year-old son from one nation to another in order not to pay taxes.

She further described that shortly after giving birth, Sankar forced her to engage in sex, referring to it as a man's "primal need." When she refused, he threatened to seek sex elsewhere.

Emails expose information

In a 2019 email that The San Francisco Standard cited, Sankar confessed to approaching prostitutes and inquiring about their rates. He wrote to his wife, “I’m super sorry for the stress this put on our marriage. I promise to never put our marriage in this position again.”

In a second email sent on the same day, Sankar inquired of Sashidhar whether they could have an open relationship.

When questioned about these messages, Sankar explained to The San Francisco Standard, “I’m super sorry for the stress this put on our marriage. I promise to never put our marriage in this position again.”

In 2020, Sankar relocated his family from California to Washington state. Sashidhar explained this was to escape taxes in California. She was employed and taking care of their child at that time, and attempting to get accustomed to the adjustments.

 

You might also be interested in - Zach Yadegari, teen CEO of AI company, sends open letter to Harvard, Yale, Stanford after rejection