UP Police Raid Westarctica Embassy, Arrest ‘Ambassador’

IN what may look like a plot straight out of a Bollywood flick, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police busted a fake embassy in Ghaziabad and arrested a man who ran the fake diplomatic mission posing as the ambassador of non-existent countries.

- NAMITA BAJPAI @ Lucknow

The arrest was made on Tuesday when the STF's Noida unit raided KB 35, Kavinagar, where the accused had set up the 'Embassy of Westarctica'.

Westarctica is a self-proclaimed micronation in Antarctica founded by a former US Navy officer. It is not recognized by any government.

"The accused, Harshvardhan Jain, had been operating an illegal diplomatic mission from a rented house in Ghaziabad's Kavi Nagar," additional director general (law & order) Amitabh Yash said on Wednesday.