Who is Harshvardhan Jain, the ‘fake Diplomat’ who ran ‘embassy’ in Ghaziabad and his controversial past

Preliminary investigations suggest that Harsh Vardhan Jain was engaged in brokering deals by falsely promising job placements for companies and individuals in foreign countries.

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Harshvardhan Jain, the accused arrested on July 23 for operating a fake embassy out of a plush, two-storey bungalow in Ghaziabad, hails from a wealthy business family and studied abroad. He was part of an illegal arms trade network and committed financial frauds in the garb of overseas firms, according to the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force. He was previously arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police in 2012 for illegally possessing a satellite phone.Mr. Jain (47) did his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from a private college in Ghaziabad and completed an Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from London in United Kingdom, said an official from Uttar Pradesh’s STF probing the case. Published - July 24, 2025 02:56 pm IST