GM fires Indian engineer who helped expose VW emissions fraud

Hemanth Kappanna, whose research helped expose Volkswagen's conspiracy to lie about its diesel cars' emissions, was fired by US' General Motors as part of a "strategic transformation". His severance package consisted of two months' salary and a one-way ticket to India. Kappanna returned to Bengaluru as he could not find a job before his work visa's 60-day grace period expired.