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"...Plush Building, Fancy Cars, And A 'Baron': Fake Embassy Busted In GhaziabadHarsvardhan Jain would allegedly introduce himself as Westarctica's 'Baron' and travel in high-end cars with diplomatic number plates

High-end cars with diplomatic number plates parked outside, diplomatic passports in a fake office, morphed pictures with state leaders and foreign currency -- officials of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) have busted a fake embassy in Ghaziabad. Yes, you read it right: a fake embassy.

Police have arrested Harsvardhan Jain, who allegedly rented a luxurious double-storeyed building and ran it as the embassy of 'Westarctica', a micronation founded by a US Navy officer, but not recognised by any sovereign state. He is accused of running a job racket to lure people with work abroad and was also allegedly part of a money laundering network...."