US EditionIndian police arrest man running ‘fake embassy’
- Indian police arrested Harsh Vardhan Jain for allegedly running a fake embassy in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and defrauding job seekers by promising overseas employment opportunities.
- Jain claimed to represent fictional nations and used fake diplomatic plates, according to local police.
- During a raid, police recovered $53,500 in cash and forged documents at Jain's property.
- Authorities stated that Jain was appointed as 'Honorary Consul to India' after a donation, but he lacked actual ambassador status.
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Harsh Vardhan Jain claimed to be a diplomat for various imaginary countries. He is accused of fraud and money laundering.
In a rented house, he runs an alleged embassy, rides around with fake diplomatic plates and brags with fake photos of himself and Indian politicians: As an alleged ambassador of Westartica, Poulvia and Lodonia, a fraudster gambles on job seekers.
In India, police arrested a man this week who posed as an ambassador for fictitious countries for ten years. He also allegedly defrauded job seekers by promising them work abroad.
Harsh Vardhan Zain, 47, claimed to be an ambassador for "the Western Arctic, Samborga, Pulvia and Londonia."
A 47-year-old man in India has been arrested on suspicion of running a fake embassy from an apartment building outside New Delhi and defrauding people of money with false promises of work abroad.
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