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Ghaziabad Court Grants Five-Day Police Custody for Fake Diplomat Racket

Investigators will pore over a detailed diary seized from Harshvardhan Jain to trace shell companies, offshore bank accounts, money laundering routes

Overview

  • On July 29, a Ghaziabad court approved the UP STF’s request to hold Harshvardhan Jain in custody until August 2 for in-depth interrogation
  • Officers are examining electronic devices and a diary recovered from Jain’s Kavi Nagar bungalow that lists numerous bank accounts, contacts and shell firms
  • The probe targets 11 offshore accounts and 25 shell companies across Dubai, Mauritius, London and India suspected of channeling hawala funds
  • Authorities have applied to Interpol for a Blue Corner Notice to freeze Jain’s assets abroad and map his transnational network
  • Investigators are reviewing about 60 victim complaints alleging they paid lakhs of rupees under false promises of overseas employment