IIT BHU alumnus and former Cisco engineer Pradeep Poonia said WhiteHat Jr and its Founder Karan Bajaj filed a ₹20-crore defamation case against him. Poonia, who claims to 'expose' the edtech startup's sales practice, witnessed suspension of two YouTube channels and Reddit accounts. WhiteHat Jr accused him of infringement of trademarks and defaming the startup by calling it 'Ponzi scheme'.