Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Fake Embassy Run: New Details Emerge in Delhi Fraud Case
Imagine a fake embassy, not real but pretending to be.
A man named Harshvardhan Jain ran one, tricking people with promises of jobs abroad.
He acted like an ambassador for made-up countries and had bank accounts in places like Dubai and London.
Jain created fake companies and worked with someone named Ehsan Ali Syed, who was already caught and in trouble.
The police found fancy cars and fake passports.
They are now looking into how he might have laundered money too.
Jain is accused of using fake documents to trick people out of their money.
Man arrested for running fake embassy and defrauding people.
Harshvardhan Jain impersonated an ambassador and promised overseas employment.
Jain had multiple bank accounts and shell companies in various countries.
Jain's aide, Ehsan Ali Syed, was arrested in London and sentenced for fraud.
Officials are investigating Jain's involvement in a money laundering racket.
- Who
- Harshvardhan Jain, along with his aide, Ehsan Ali Syed.
- What
- Harshvardhan Jain was arrested for running a fake embassy and committing fraud, promising overseas employment and using fake documents.
- When
- Jain was arrested on Tuesday; Syed was arrested in November 2022 and extradited in July 2023.
- Where
- The fake embassy was near Delhi; Jain had bank accounts and companies in countries like Dubai, London, and Mauritius.
- Why
- Jain allegedly defrauded people, opened fake companies, and was involved in a money laundering racket.
- Suspect
- Harshvardhan Jain
- Charges
- Impersonating ambassador, fraud, money laundering
- Aide
- Ehsan Ali Syed
- Bank Accounts
- Dubai, Mauritius, London, India
- Fake Companies
- East India Company UK Ltd, State Trading Corporation UK, Island General Trading, Indira Overseas Ltd, Cameroon Ispat SARL
- Seized Items
- Diplomatic number plates, passports of micronations, cash, foreign currency, luxury watch