India, May 27 -- India's one of the highest edtech giants, Byju's, has landed in fresh controversy after founder Byju Raveendran was reportedly sentenced to 6 months in jail by a Singapore court in a contempt case.

The ruling comes as Byju's continues to face financial stress, investor lawsuits, insolvency proceedings and global loan recovery battles. Once valued at bearly $22 billion, Byju's is now struggling to regain stability amid growing legal and financial pressure across multiple countries.

Who is Byju Raveendran? Byju's Founder

Byju Raveendran is an Indian entrepreneur and former teacher who founded Think & Learn Pvt Ltd, popularly known as Byju's, in 2011. He started the company as an online learning platform focused on test p...