India, May 27 -- Byju Raveendran, founder of edtech giant Byju's on Wednesday said the Singapore court that sentenced him to six months in jail on Wednesday, is only a "procedural contempt of court order" and not because the court found any fraud or dishonesty, adding that "appeal options are available."

"Today's Singapore court matter is a procedural contempt of court order, arising only from disputes over document disclosure in ongoing proceedings - not a finding of fraud, dishonesty, or any wrongdoing on the merits. I have been directed to appear on 15 June and "appeal options are available.

Raveendran was sentenced on Wednesday for contempt after allegedly failing to comply with multiple court orders related to his assets, Bloomberg...