23/07/2025
BIG: Fake Embassy being run in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh of India has been busted by UP STF.
On 22 July 2025, the Noida unit of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) busted an illegal embassy being operated in Ghaziabad and arrested Harsh Vardhan Jain, son of J.D. Jain, resident of KB-45, Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad.
Harsh Vardhan was running a fake West Arctica Embassy from a rented house at KB-35, Kavi Nagar. He falsely claimed to be a consul or ambassador of fictitious or micronation entities such as West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia, and Ladonia. He used several cars with diplomatic number plates and tried to influence people using morphed photographs of himself with the Prime Minister, President, and other dignitaries.
His main activities included brokering jobs abroad for individuals and companies under false claims, as well as operating a hawala racket through shell companies.
Investigations revealed that Harsh Vardhan had previous links with Chandraswami and international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi. In 2011, he was also found with an illegal satellite phone, for which a case was registered at Kavi Nagar Police Station.
Items recovered include:
1.Four Luxury vehicles with diplomatic number plates
2.Twelve diplomatic passports of micronation entities
3.Forged documents with the seal of the Ministry of External Affairs
4.Two forged PAN Cards
5.Thirty-four seals of various countries and companies
6.Two forged press cards
7. Cash amounting to 44.7 lakh rupees
8.Foreign currency from various countries
9.Documents of various companies
10.Eighteen additional diplomatic number plates
A case has been registered at Kavi Nagar Police Station in Ghaziabad, and further legal proceedings are in progress.