Overview
- A short video linked to a Snapchat account associated with Akhilesh Chetla Ravi shows him holding a handgun inside what appears to be a convenience store as background radio audio mentions “shots fired.”
- Social media users tagged ICE, DHS and State Department officials, urging an investigation and calling for his deportation.
- Posts circulating online claim he was in the U.S. on an F-1 student visa and working off campus at the store, prompting questions about possible immigration and firearm violations.
- News outlets covering the clip say they have not independently verified the footage or the weapon, and no official statements have been issued.
- Hood College records list Ravi as a May 2025 graduate, his LinkedIn shows a JPMorgan Chase software developer role since September 2025, and his Instagram account was made private after the video spread.