A widely circulated video, showing an Indian student in the US holding a gun, has sparked controversy with several social media users demanding his deportation.The clip shows Akhilesh Sheetla Ravi inside a convenience store or petrol station.
The short video shows him holding a pistol, while radio conversations in the background indicate “gunshots were fired.”
The footage was first linked to his Snapchat account before spreading across social media platforms.Posts that shared the clip claimed that Ravi was in the US on an F-1 student visa and was working illegally off campus at the store seen in the video. Under US visa rules, F-1 students face strict restrictions on working outside their university and are not allowed to do unauthorized work.
The viral posts also questioned the legality of his possession of a firearm. Some users argued that the situation may involve violations of immigration and firearms regulations.
Several users pointed to US agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and State Department officials, while calling for an investigation. Several posts called for action, with some users writing that he “should be deported.”
Ravi is originally from India and graduated from Hood College in Maryland in May 2025 with a degree in Management Information Systems. His name appears on the college’s official graduation program among recipients of graduate degrees.According to his LinkedIn profile, Ravi has been working as a software developer at JPMorgan Chase since September 2025. The profile also lists previous roles as a data engineer at Bayer and Capgemini, along with previous work with BYJU’S.
His Instagram account, which was previously public under the name @akhilesh.ch_98, was also turned private shortly after the video went viral.This incident sparked another controversy over the enforcement of immigration laws and firearms laws for non-citizens in the United States, especially for students on F-1 visas.
Social media reactions:
- I think he is not legally allowed to work off campus.
- Anyone who has a gun knows that this is not how you handle a gun
- It is good to see rampant Indian fraud going mainstream.
- What’s the point of doing that if you know you’re going to be in big trouble?
- Any student, especially a foreigner, who wishes to engage in any activity other than books, library, and education must be deported immediately
