India, Jan. 6 -- Kartik Aaryan continues to find himself in a soup, with his link-up to Karina Kubiliute, a UK-based student creating headlines. The young woman, whose real age has been at the centre of a debate, now finds herself inundated with social media attention.

Her Instagram following, right after the thread on Reddit kickstarted it all, stood at 1962 followers, and by the time this article was published the next day, i.e. January 6, her followers had increased to 8173, proof that people have been curious about her identity.

Netizens have been meticulously scanning her past posts, pointing to high school graduation photos from 2024 to support claims that she is 18 years old. This alleged age gap has sparked a wider debate.

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