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| conviction_status = Released | | conviction_status = Released | ||
| occupation = [[Student]] and [[ | | occupation = [[Student]] and [[teaching assistant]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| parents = Captain Buddhi K Subbarao and Syamala Buddhi | | parents = Captain Buddhi K Subbarao and Syamala Buddhi | ||
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'''Vikram S. Buddhi''' (born 10 | '''Vikram S. Buddhi''' (born May 10, 1971) is an Indian [[Ph.D.]] [[international student|student]] and [[teaching assistant]] at [[Purdue University]] who was convicted in 2007 for making death threats online against [[President of the United States|United States president]] [[George W. Bush]], and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-25 |title=Student Convicted of Threatening to Kill President Bush, Faces Up to 35 Years in Prison |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/student-convicted-of-threatening-to-kill-president-bush-faces-up-to-35-years-in-prison |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=buddhi>{{cite news|title=IIT teachers, students demand release of Vikram Buddhi|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_iit-teachers-students-demand-release-of-vikram-buddhi_1296045|date=7 October 2009|author=PTI|newspaper=[[Daily News & Analysis]]|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref><ref name=jail>{{cite web|title=Will Clinton help free IIT alumnus from US jail?|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/diaspora/iit_alumni_rally_for_vikram_buddhi.php|date=6 October 2009|author=NDTV Correspondent|publisher=[[NDTV]]|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vikram Buddhi not giving up|url=http://www.timesnow.tv/articleshow/4330024.cms|date=19 October 2009|author=|publisher=[[Times Now]]|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref> He was imprisoned for 4 years and 9 months, and deported to India upon his release.<ref>{{citation |title=Newspaper Report |date=6 July 2011 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Vikram-Buddhi-held-beyond-jail-term-father-seeks-PMs-intervention/articleshow/9117791.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329072359/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-06/mumbai/29742822_1_vikram-buddhi-jail-term-indian-diplomat |url-status=live |archive-date=29 March 2013}}.</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Buddhi was born to Syamala Buddhi and Captain Buddhi K Subbarao.<ref>{{cite news|title=Free my son, make me happy: Mother's Day plea to Obama|url= | Buddhi was born to Syamala Buddhi and Captain Buddhi K Subbarao in 1971.<ref>{{cite news|title=Free my son, make me happy: Mother's Day plea to Obama|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Free-my-son-make-me-happy-Mothers-Day-plea-to-Obama/articleshow/4504366.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053440/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-10/mumbai/28172842_1_vikram-buddhi-iranian-american-journalist-online-threat|url-status=live|archive-date=25 October 2012|date=10 May 2009|author=Singh, Vijay|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2009-10-21}}</ref> His father was a senior [[defense (military)|defence]] [[scientist]] with the [[Indian navy]] who had been tried for [[news leak|leaking]] [[naval]] [[Secrecy|secrets]] in 1988. He was acquitted in 1993 after the alleged leaked secrets were revealed to be his own Ph.D. thesis, a publicly available document.<ref>{{cite news |author=Singh, Vijay |date=21 April 2006 |title=Vikram has been framed |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vikram-has-been-framed/articleshow/1498403.cms |url-status=live |access-date=2009-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053446/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-04-21/india/27823682_1_vikram-buddhi-indian-navy-capt-subbarao |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-21 |title=IndiaPost_12-25-2009 by Ghanshyam Bisht - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/indiapost/docs/indiapost_12-25-2009 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Trial== | ==Trial== | ||
Buddhi posted messages on a [[Yahoo]] business [[discussion forum]] in December 2005 and January 2006, calling upon the people of [[Iraq]] to [[retaliate]] against the Iraq [[war]] and kill President [[George W. Bush]], Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] and their spouses. Buddhi's lawyer [[Somnath Bharti]] alleged that the [[indictment]] did not mention any of the alleged charges and the [[prosecution]] failed to establish Buddhi as the author of the messages. Buddhi had hacked the Yahoo accounts of thousands of Purdue University Students, then used those hacked stolen IDs to spread anti-Bush and anti-war messages across Yahoo's Discussion Boards, using a [[Internet bot|bot]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian student languishes in US jail, alleges abuse |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Indian-student-languishes-in-US-jail-alleges-abuse/articleshow/5135042.cms |date=18 October 2009 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |accessdate=2009-10-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021070911/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Indian-student-languishes-in-US-jail-alleges-abuse/articleshow/5135042.cms |archivedate=21 October 2009 }}</ref> | |||
Buddhi was sentenced in 2007 to 4 years, 9 months in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-iit-alumnus-vikram-buddhi-sentenced-to-4-years-9-months-in-prison-1322829 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Reaction== | ==Reaction== | ||
Buddhi | Buddhi received support from the alumni and staff of several [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]], who joined with his father and lobbied for his release. He also received support from [[External Affairs Minister]], [[SM Krishna]]<ref name=buddhi/> and former U.S. president [[Bill Clinton]].<ref name=jail/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.countercurrents.org/kotasubbarao210409.htm] Dr. Buddhi Kotasubbarao, "Roxana Saberi And Vikram Buddhi – Compel A Comparison, | *[http://www.countercurrents.org/kotasubbarao210409.htm] Dr. Buddhi Kotasubbarao, "Roxana Saberi And Vikram Buddhi – Compel A Comparison", 21 April 2009, countercurrents.org | ||
* [http://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/inndce/2:2013cv00128/73669] ''Buddhi v. USA,'' Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence, filed 15 April 2013, Indiana Northern District Court | * [http://dockets.justia.com/docket/indiana/inndce/2:2013cv00128/73669] ''Buddhi v. USA,'' Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence, filed 15 April 2013, Indiana Northern District Court | ||
Latest revision as of 16:20, 29 December 2024
 | This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (September 2014) |
Vikram Buddhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) |
| Occupation | Student and teaching assistant |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Parent(s) | Captain Buddhi K Subbarao and Syamala Buddhi |
| Criminal charge | threatening the life of George W. Bush and Bush's family |
| Penalty | sentenced to 57 months of prison |
Vikram S. Buddhi (born May 10, 1971) is an Indian Ph.D. student and teaching assistant at Purdue University who was convicted in 2007 for making death threats online against United States president George W. Bush, and Vice President Dick Cheney.[1][2][3][4] He was imprisoned for 4 years and 9 months, and deported to India upon his release.[5]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Buddhi was born to Syamala Buddhi and Captain Buddhi K Subbarao in 1971.[6] His father was a senior defence scientist with the Indian navy who had been tried for leaking naval secrets in 1988. He was acquitted in 1993 after the alleged leaked secrets were revealed to be his own Ph.D. thesis, a publicly available document.[7][8]
Trial[edit | edit source]
Buddhi posted messages on a Yahoo business discussion forum in December 2005 and January 2006, calling upon the people of Iraq to retaliate against the Iraq war and kill President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and their spouses. Buddhi's lawyer Somnath Bharti alleged that the indictment did not mention any of the alleged charges and the prosecution failed to establish Buddhi as the author of the messages. Buddhi had hacked the Yahoo accounts of thousands of Purdue University Students, then used those hacked stolen IDs to spread anti-Bush and anti-war messages across Yahoo's Discussion Boards, using a bot.[9]
Buddhi was sentenced in 2007 to 4 years, 9 months in prison.[10]
Reaction[edit | edit source]
Buddhi received support from the alumni and staff of several IITs, who joined with his father and lobbied for his release. He also received support from External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna[2] and former U.S. president Bill Clinton.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- [1] Dr. Buddhi Kotasubbarao, "Roxana Saberi And Vikram Buddhi – Compel A Comparison", 21 April 2009, countercurrents.org
- [2] Buddhi v. USA, Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence, filed 15 April 2013, Indiana Northern District Court
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Student Convicted of Threatening to Kill President Bush, Faces Up to 35 Years in Prison". Associated Press. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 PTI (7 October 2009). "IIT teachers, students demand release of Vikram Buddhi". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NDTV Correspondent (6 October 2009). "Will Clinton help free IIT alumnus from US jail?". NDTV. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Vikram Buddhi not giving up". Times Now. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ "Newspaper Report", The Times of India, 6 July 2011, archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Singh, Vijay (10 May 2009). "Free my son, make me happy: Mother's Day plea to Obama". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ Singh, Vijay (21 April 2006). "Vikram has been framed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ "IndiaPost_12-25-2009 by Ghanshyam Bisht - Issuu". issuu.com. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ↑ "Indian student languishes in US jail, alleges abuse". The Economic Times. 18 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ "IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison". DNA India. Retrieved 4 May 2023.