Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Fake Embassy Busted in Ghaziabad, Operated From Rented Home
Imagine someone setting up a fake embassy in a house to trick people.
In Ghaziabad, that's exactly what happened.
A man named Harsh Vardhan Jain pretended to be a diplomat from a fake place called 'West Arctica.'
He promised people jobs abroad and used fake passports and money to make it look real.
They even had fancy cars with fake plates!
The police caught him and found a lot of fake documents and money.
Now they're trying to find out how many people were tricked.
A fake embassy was uncovered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Harsh Vardhan Jain, posing as a diplomat from 'West Arctica,' was arrested.
The scam involved fake promises of overseas jobs and a hawala racket.
Luxury vehicles with counterfeit diplomatic plates were used to appear credible.
Forged passports, seals, foreign currency, and cash were seized during the raid.
- Who
- Harsh Vardhan Jain and others were arrested for running a fake embassy.
- What
- A fake embassy was uncovered in Ghaziabad.
- When
- The arrest happened at an unspecified time.
- Where
- Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To fraudulently obtain money from people with promises of overseas jobs and other scams.
- Accused
- Harsh Vardhan Jain, Saborga, Poulvia, Lodonia
- Fake Nation
- 'West Arctica'
- Location
- Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Items Seized
- Forged passports, seals, foreign currency, luxury vehicles, cash
- Type of Scam
- Fake embassy and hawala racket