A student did what to avoid telling his parents he failed?

Instead of coming clean about failing an English class, college student Aftab Aslam staged his own kidnapping. The Georgia Gwinnett College student purchased a mobile phone from Target, then texted his parents saying he’d been kidnapped and they’d be killed if they contacted police. His parents called the police anyway but authorities were unable to locate a kidnapper. Aslam returned home after eight days and now faces multiple felony counts for making false statements, tampering with evidence and making terroristic threats.