The Free Republic of Verdis has faced resistance from the Croatian authorities. In October 2023, the Croatian police detained ...

Harshvardhan Jain liked to call himself the Baron of Westarctica. He drove cars with diplomatic number plates, lived in a ...

Westarctica is a self-declared "micronation" in Antarctica, not officially recognised by any country. Jain used this fake ...

Ghaziabad-based Harshvardhan Jain ran a fake embassy, used forged diplomatic plates and morphed images with political leaders ...

Police said Harshvardhan Jain used props to appear credible, draw people into business arrangements, and offer fake ...

As per the police, Harshvardhan Jain, a resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad, operated 'embassies' of fictitious nation from ...

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

Harshvardhan Jain, posing as an ambassador for micronations like Westarctica and Ladonia, was arrested in Ghaziabad. The ...

Jain adorned his nameplate with “H.E. HV Jain”, styling himself as “His Excellency”, a formality typically reserved for ...

Harshvardhan Jain posed as a ‘Baron’ representing Westarctica, a self-proclaimed micronation in Antarctica founded by a US Navy officer. While the nation itself is not recognised by any government, ...

Indian police have arrested a British-educated man on suspicion of running a fake embassy that extorted workers by offering ...

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