Byju's allegedly buying contacts of children, threatening parents: NCPCR

The child panel took action based on a news report that the company's sales team was engaging in dishonest behaviour to persuade parents to purchase their courses for their kids

The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said on Tuesday that it had learned that the edtech company Byju’s is allegedly purchasing the phone numbers of kids and their parents and threatening them that their future will be ruined if they don’t buy courses from it.

"We came to know how Byju's buying phone numbers of children & their parents, rigorously following them and threatening them that their future will be ruined. They're targeting first-generation learners. We'll initiate action & if need be will make report & write to govt," NCPCR chief said to the news agency