CLAIM OF MAKING FUEL FROM WATER EXPOSED.

Byline: Associated Press

An Indian villager who claimed he could transform water into car fuel is a fraud, government scientists have determined.

Ramar Pillai caused a stir last month after he demonstrated at a government lab how boiling a cocktail of leaves, a little lemon juice and salt, a few drops of gasoline and a test tube of undisclosed chemicals could yield fuel.

This week, scientists said a hollow stirrer Pillai used during his demonstration contained fuel that he slipped into the boiling concoction, giving it gasoline-like properties, the Asian Age newspaper reported Wednesday.