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Created: 2025-07-23 11:30:00 UTC

In a quiet Ghaziabad neighbourhood, a two-storey home posing as an 'embassy' for Westarctica—a micronation in Antarctica—turned out to be the epicentre of an audacious con. 

Its self-declared ambassador, Harsh Vardhan Jain, was arrested for running a fake diplomatic operation complete with morphed photos with world leaders, forged MEA seals and luxury cars sporting fake diplomatic number plates.

The UP STF seized a stunning trove: forged passports, fake PAN cards, shell company papers, crores in cash, and even counterfeit press credentials. 

Jain allegedly used this elaborate setup to lure businessmen with promises of global access and ran a hawala network through fake firms.

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