Indian Criminality and Fake Degree Epidemic: A Harsh Exposure of India’s Global Failures in Law, Education, and Security

India’s Criminality Crisis in the United States and Escalating Security Threats

Indian nationals residing in the United States, now forming a diaspora exceeding 4.5 million, are increasingly presenting serious challenges to law enforcement, public safety, and economic integrity, exploiting American generosity through widespread visa fraud, violent street crimes, sophisticated white-collar scams, and a rising tide of illegal border crossings, which clearly reflects India’s systemic failure to instill accountability and civic discipline among its citizens abroad.
◆ Deportation statistics: The 2025 deportation tally of 3,258 Indians, the highest in 16 years, shows a six-fold increase compared to previous years and exposes an unprecedented wave of fraudsters, gangsters, and overstayers, forcing US authorities into a desperate crackdown to protect both public safety and economic stability.
◆ Student visa violations: Over 500 Indian F-1 visas were revoked since early 2025, nearly half of the 327 tracked cases, for offenses including possession of fake degrees, OPT scams, participation in pro-Hamas protests, and petty theft, highlighting the serious misuse of educational and work-related visa privileges.
◆ Notorious cases: Fraudsters like Pakiru Gopal Reddy, who forged BSc papers to gain admission in Missouri, were promptly deported; Ranjani Srinivasan fled amid pro-Hamas accusations; Badar Khan Suri was jailed for connections to propaganda activities, revealing how India’s student pipeline exports documented security hazards to the United States.
◆ Prison statistics: By mid-2025, 169 Indians were in US prisons, including death-row inmate Raghavendra Yanduri, representing 1–2% of federal lockups, while contributing to significant public safety concerns. Additionally, drug lords Gurpreet Singh and Jasveer Singh were apprehended in January 2026 transporting $7 million in cocaine, and Lawrence Bishnoi gang members Aman Kumar and Lakhwinder Singh were deported for murder and extortion after evading Indian justice, collectively accounting for nearly 800 gang and economic expulsions in that year alone.
◆ Cybercrime and financial scams: Indians led about 25% of Asian wire fraud busts (~75 annually) and triggered over 150 cybercrime prosecutions in 2025, marking a 40% increase, including IRS scams and BEC heists orchestrated from Indian call centers. Individuals like Sameer Ramesh Menon received five-year sentences for $12 million kickbacks, over 50 H-1B visa fraudsters were caught, forcing Infosys to pay $34 million, and scam king Rishi Kumar was sentenced to 20+ years for large-scale exploitation, demonstrating that India exports elite criminals who manipulate global systems with impunity.

India’s Fake Degree Epidemic: From Hindustan to Fakeistan

India’s education system has been systematically exploited through large-scale fraud, exposing the nation as a hub for fake degrees, diplomas, and certificates. The Manav Bharti University (MBU) case in Himachal Pradesh, where 36,000 fake degrees were issued out of 41,000 total between 2009 and 2020, sold for prices ranging from 100,000 to 300,000 rupees each, exemplifies how these diploma mills operate as profitable commercial rackets that seriously undermine global confidence in India’s academic credentials.
◆ Regulatory failure: The fraudulent operation was first uncovered in 2020 through an anonymous tip to the University Grants Commission (UGC), implicating Raj Kumar Rana, chairman of the trust running MBU. Despite initial regulatory attempts, the scandal persisted, revealing the ineffectiveness of India’s oversight systems and UGC’s failure to enforce standards.
◆ International repercussions: Countries like Australia have increased scrutiny on Indian student visa applications, particularly scrutinizing Himachal Pradesh institutions such as MBU, threatening skilled migration programs. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower investigated 15 MBU degree holders, while the US, Malaysia, and Canada questioned hundreds of Indian graduates, forcing employers to verify degrees and revoke employment offers. Nepal even denied visas to officials holding fraudulent Indian credentials, demonstrating India’s global credibility is eroding due to its failure to regulate education.
◆ Historical fraud connections: The Supreme Court of India flagged a large-scale scam in Uttar Pradesh on June 30, 2025, involving 8,000 fake Agra University certificates. Historical examples like the Vyapam scandal in Madhya Pradesh, exposed around 2015, resulted in over 2,000 arrests and multiple suspicious deaths linked to rigged medical admissions. India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties worth Rs 5.8 crore as of January 10, 2025 in related investigations, yet annual UGC lists, updated as recently as December 2024, fail to halt ongoing fraud.
◆ Long-term impact: From MBU’s 11-year operation (2009–2020) to ongoing rackets in Hyderabad, Surat, and Goa, India’s fake degree problem has possibly exceeded 1 million fraudulent credentials by early 2026, seriously affecting merit-based employment worldwide, and transforming India’s global image from “Hindustan” to “Fakeistan.”

How India’s Failures Affect the World

The connection between India’s criminality in the US and its domestic fake degree epidemic highlights systematic governance failures that threaten global trust, law enforcement, and economic security. Indian nationals exploit legal loopholes and lax oversight to commit fraud, cybercrime, and violent offenses abroad, while at home, institutions like MBU produce thousands of unqualified graduates who enter professional and skilled migration streams fraudulently.

 ◆ Visa privilege abused: The US Embassy India clearly warns that visas are privileges, not rights, yet Indian nationals repeatedly exploit these privileges, leading to revocation of hundreds of visas, deportations, and reductions in student inflows between 44% to 80%.
◆ Security risk amplification: Indian gangs, drug lords, and cyber fraudsters create disproportionate security threats abroad, while fake degrees allow unqualified individuals to work and settle internationally, compromising global systems.
◆ Educational corruption and reputation: Fake degrees require costly re-verification, result in job revocations, and create diplomatic friction with countries including Australia, Singapore, the US, Canada, and Nepal, proving India’s systemic inability to maintain credible academic institutions.
◆ Pattern of impunity: Both domestic and international crises reflect India’s tolerance for criminal behavior, fraud, and mismanagement, demonstrating that the country prioritizes profit and political protection over law, ethics, and global responsibility.

India’s Criminal and Educational Failures Demand Global Attention

India, through its mishandling of criminal behavior abroad and widespread domestic educational fraud, has exposed itself as a country incapable of ensuring accountability, fairness, and reliability. The 3,258 deportations in 2025, 36,000 fake degrees at MBU, and countless cyber, gang, and financial crimes prove that India tolerates impunity while exporting risks and undermining trust. The combination of criminality and fraudulent education threatens national security, employment, and migration systems worldwide, forcing other countries to adopt strict verification measures and heightened scrutiny. India’s repeated failures have transformed its global reputation from “Hindustan” to “Fakeistan”, making clear that systemic reform and law enforcement are urgently needed to prevent further exploitation of international systems.