Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New ...

Harshvardhan Jain, 47, claimed to have acted as an adviser or ambassador to made-up places such as "Seborga" or "Westarctica" ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near ...

For almost eight years, the police said, an Indian man hid a range of criminal activities behind fake diplomatic missions ...

Jain was arrested at a rental property in Ghaziabad, northern India, where he ran the fake embassy, CNN reported on Saturday.

On July 22, 2025, a fake embassy was discovered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Harshvardhan Jain posed as a diplomat ...

On his advice, Harshvardhan Jain set up dozens of shell companies abroad. The investigation has revealed that these companies ...

Police said Jain falsely claimed to be an adviser or ambassador to obscure entities such as “Seborga” or “Westarctica.” ...

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) has dismantled a counterfeit embassy in Ghaziabad, arresting Harsh Vardhan Jain, who impersonated an ambassador. He operated using fake diplomatic ...

The Embassy of India in Washington, DC has issued an advisory alerting the public about an ongoing scam where fraudsters are spoofing the Embassy’s phone lines to deceive people.