Social media platforms are buzzing with viral videos of a Norwegian man who’s seen speaking English with Indian accent
The viral videos of a 33-year-old man identified as Lasse Lund has left internet speechless with his emotional childhood story. Let’s find out more about him
Who is Lasse Lund, Norwegian man abandoned by his parents in Mumbai, India
Norwegian guy was abandoned in the slums of India by his hippie parents. Ended up having an Indian accent due to living there for years.
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The viral internet personality, age 33 Norwegian Lasse Lund, whose full name is Lasse J. Lund, and goes by the name “@UnexpectedPaths” on Instagram and has over 47K followers on the reel-sharing-platform is from Norway.
Lund created a buzz online after mentioning his “hippie,” parents abandoned him in Mumbai, India via TikTok video when he was barely 10-years-old.
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What Did Lasse Lund Claim?
According to his viral videos, which have taken over the internet, Lasse Lund’s parents abandoned him in the slums of Mumbai. Furthermore, he claimed that he survived on the streets, wherever he could find the shelter.
Additionally, he claimed that he worked various informal jobs including the job of the local tourist guide for foreigners. As per his claims, the man stayed in India until he was 17-year-old, and later went back to his country with the help of the Finnish Embassy.
Fact Check: Are Lasse Lund’s Claims True or Fake?
At the time of writing this article, there is no update about whether his claims are true or not as these remains unverified by the official diplomatic or child protective sources.
However, to back his claims, the man has been sharing videos of himself roaming the parts of Mumbai, especially crowded parts of Coalaba, wherein he claims to have spend his entire childhood raised by Indian Muslims in the slums of Mumbai.
What Did Lasse Lund’s Videos Reveal?
In his viral videos, the 33-year-old Norwegian man can be seen claiming that he traveled to India with his parents and siblings when he was still a teenager. However, his father flew back to Norway leaving his mother and him behind, and his mother was sent to jail for overstaying her visa, forcing him to live on the streets in India after his siblings abandoned him and returned to Norway. He has also been pleading the Norwegian government for help in a string of his videos.
His name is Lasse J. Lund, born to a Norwegian father and a Finnish mother. He can speak English with an ordinary Norwegian accent. Please watch his testimony because he is forsaken by the Norwegian authorities and can only turn to online people: https://t.co/iKzNUD89WA pic.twitter.com/mSu0BjQfY8
— Johannes (@usutav) May 26, 2026
Social Media Users’ Reaction
Social media users are surely not taking his story as real as many users seemed to have raised their doubts citing the reasons that how could a blonde white child would remain unnoticed for years in a buy tourist area, while working as a tourist guide.
One such user wrote, “The people who are saying “no one noticed or cared,” clearly have never been to India. The neighbors have noticed him but the people in that area aren’t on speaking terms with the police.”
Another wrote, “Our Whindian bro is scamming all of us right now. Show ne your friend and I’ll tell who you are.”
Our Whindian bro is scamming all of us right now 😄
Show me your friends and I'll tell who you are.— Royal Castriotta (@RoyalCastriotta) May 27, 2026
Let us remind you as of now, there isn’t much information available about Lasse Lund, neither any of his claims have been verified by the authorities. They are purely his own statements, which have taken over social media like a flood.
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