Angad Daryani s original tweet which went viral stated that the first candidate was from IIT Kharagpur. He later issued a clarification and admitted to the slip up . IIT Kharagpur also took cognisance of the incident.
California-based Angad Daryani, who runs a startup called Praan, also listed three other incidents in which alumni from IIT Bombay and IIT Guwahati lied on their resumes, joined the company, and quit abruptly.
Angad Daryani's Praan has built MKII, a filterless air purifier that is trying to help solve India's air pollution problem with intelligent engineering.