Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New ...

For almost eight years, the police said, an Indian man hid a range of criminal activities behind fake diplomatic missions ...

The accused, Harshvardhan Jain (47), was running the illegal West Arctic Embassy by taking a rented house in Kavinagar, and ...

Harsh Vardhan Jain was running the “consulate” while posing as a diplomat from the fictitious nation of Westarctica ...

UP Police say Harsh Vardhan Jain held 12 diplomatic passports and visited over 40 countries, running shell firms from ...

Suspect claimed to be ambassador of fictional nations “like West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia, Lodonia”, police say.

On July 22, 2025, a fake embassy was discovered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Harshvardhan Jain posed as a diplomat ...

Indian police have arrested a man accused of operating a fake embassy from a rented residence near the capital and defrauding ...

Harshvardhan Jain, 47, claimed to have acted as an adviser or ambassador to made-up places such as "Seborga" or "Westarctica" ...

Police say he posed as a diplomat for fictional countries to exploit jobseekers and launder money through shell firms.

UP Police arrested Harshvardhan Jain for operating a fake embassy and found ₹44.7 lakh in cash, luxury cars, fake passports, ...

Harsh Vardhan Jain was reportedly engaged in brokering deals by falsely promising job placements for companies and ...