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Law enforcement shut down fake embassy near New Delhi

(MENAFN) Authorities in Ghaziabad, near New Delhi, have dismantled a fake embassy and arrested a 45-year-old man, Harsh Vardhan Jain, who posed as an ambassador for several fictitious nations.

Jain styled himself as a high-ranking diplomat for imaginary countries such as West Arctica, Saborga, Poulvia, and Lodonia, according to an official from Uttar Pradesh’s Special Task Force. He operated from a rented two-story house, which displayed various fabricated national flags and bore a gold nameplate identifying him as “His Excellency Harsh Vardhan Jain, Royale Consigliere, Principato di Seborga.” Seborga is a self-declared micronation in Italy’s Liguria region, lacking any formal international recognition.

The Indian Express reported that Jain’s residence was adorned with insignias of fake states, including flags with royal symbols and crosses, creating the appearance of a functioning diplomatic mission.

Police say Jain ran an elaborate scam, complete with counterfeit documents, diplomatic paraphernalia, and photographs digitally altered to show him with global leaders. Authorities seized four vehicles bearing diplomatic license plates, 20 fake registration plates, 12 forged diplomatic passports, seals with falsified credentials from India’s Ministry of External Affairs, and multiple currencies—amounting to thousands of dollars, euros, and pounds.

Investigators allege that Jain used his fabricated diplomatic identity to build trust with businesspeople, promising them access to international markets and laundering money through shell companies. Reports suggest he has been operating the fraudulent embassy for seven years.

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