India, July 25 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a 47-year-old fraudster for operating a fake embassy from a rented house in Ghaziabad. The accused, identified as Harshvardhan Jain, was operating an illegal diplomatic mission from a rented house in Ghaziabad's Kavi Nagar locality.

The police said that Jain converted his office in an upscale Ghaziabad neighbourhood into a fake consulate by hoisting flags of different micronations. He also had four luxury vehicles that illegally sported diplomatic registration plates.

During a raid at the "embassy", the police found Rs.44.7 lakh in cash and foreign currency with an exchange value of around Rs.30 lakh.

They also found four luxury cars, including an Audi and a Mercedes, 20 fake VIP ...