An Indian student fakes his father's death to obtain an American scholarship. Stopped

Lina Portman1 week ago

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An Indian student was arrested and expelled after it was discovered he had falsified documents to get a full scholarship. Aryan Anand, a student at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, bragged about “building his life and career on lies” in a now-deleted Reddit post, but later reported by a Reddit moderator. platform.

Anand made a stunning confession about how he faked his Class 10 exam results and used fraudulent means to get admission in a US university on a full scholarship.

He forged transcripts, essays and even the death certificate of his father, who is still alive. After tricking his way into college, the 19-year-old admitted to losing interest in his studies, drinking and cheating on exams to keep his scholarship. He also faked internships to earn money.

Anand was arrested two months ago and faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of forgery and theft of services, 6ABC reported. However, at the request of university officials, he was deported to India.

Lehigh University said in a statement: “We appreciate the report and the thorough investigation that brought this matter to light.”

Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Michael Weinert explained how the Reddit moderator connected Anand to Lehigh University. “The defendant only had one other university that he was attending, which was Lehigh University. So the moderator reached out to Lehigh to let them know,” Weinert said, according to 6ABC.

Mr. Weinert praised Lehigh University's thorough investigation, saying, “It was difficult to verify the facts, but Lehigh and its police force did an excellent job of digging deep and uncovering the truth.