Archive · 21 May 2025
Student Arrested in US for Scam, Funds Routed to Ahmedabad
A young student from Gujarat, India, tricked an older couple in the US into giving him $50,000 by pretending to be a government agent.
He told them they owed money for something fake, like a credit card charge.
He picked up the cash in person and then sent it to India through secret money transfer services.
Police caught him using camera footage and other evidence.
Now, he is in trouble with the law in the US.
Investigators are also looking into whether other people in India were involved in helping him steal the money.
A student from Gujarat was arrested in the US for defrauding an elderly couple of $50,000.
The suspect posed as a US Treasury Department agent to convince the couple to withdraw and hand over cash.
The stolen money was allegedly routed to India through angadia and forex companies in Ahmedabad.
The student had illegally entered the US after participating in a student exchange program.
The suspect faces felony charges in the US and is under federal investigation.
- Who
- A 25-year-old student from Gujarat and an elderly US couple
- What
- A student duped an elderly US couple, transferring the stolen money to India.
- When
- April 2025 when the suspect contacted the couple and April 30 when he was taken into custody.
- Where
- The US and Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- To steal money from the elderly couple through fraud
- Suspect's Age
- 25 years old
- Victims
- Elderly couple from Michigan
- Amount Stolen
- $50,000
- Charges
- False pretences over $50,000 and larceny over $20,000
- Bond
- $100,000 cash surety
- Primary Money Transfer Method
- Angadia and forex companies
- Student's Entry to US
- Illegally after a student exchange program in 2023