Hyderabad, Feb. 12 -- An Artificial Intelligence company's CEO and founder found himself shocked to receive an email that said his name was in the Epstein Files.

However, the complete email showed that it was an email sent by an IIT Hyderabad student who used the statement as a quick ploy to gain attention from a tech CEO.

"The subject line read, 'Your name is in the Epstein Files,' followed by an immediate clarification in the email body that it was meant as a joke."

"Hello Harshdeep, Just kidding, I wanted you to open the mail," read the rest of the email. "I am (name redacted), CSE,IIT Hyderabad. I have gone through your website and came across the concept of the Smart Contracts Assistant. I would love to have a discussion. PFA of m...