India, July 1 -- A week after Bilal Teli, 22, was arrested for unauthorised stay of 19 days between May and June on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) where he attended lectures on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, pretending to be a PhD student, it has come to light that he works in a private firm in Surat earning Rs.1.25 lakh every month, and attended classes at the premier institute by breaking rules only to cultivate his curiosity in the subject. He also fancied a second career as a social media influencer to enhance his earnings.

Furthermore, as Teli's distant relatives reside in Pakistan, his misconduct has come under sharper focus of law enforcing agencies, said an officer from the Mumbai poli...