According to police sources, the accused had been using diplomatic number plates on his vehicles and had allegedly morphed his photographs with prominent figures, including the Prime Minister and the President, to build trust and impress people.As per ADG Yash, Jain’s main activities allegedly included brokering deals for companies and individuals to work abroad and running a hawala racket through shell companies.“Investigations revealed Harshvardhan Jain’s past connections with godman Chandraswami and weapon trader Adnan Khagoshi, an international arms dealer,” Yash averred.“In 2011, Harshvardhan Jain was found with illegal satellite phones, and a case was registered against him at the Kavi Nagar police station in Ghaziabad,” said the ADG.The police officer said that the Noida unit of the UP STF seized over ₹44 lakh in cash, foreign currency of several countries, four vehicles with diplomatic number plates, 18 diplomatic number plates, 12 diplomatic passports of micro-nations, forged documents with the seal of the Ministry of External Affairs, two fake PAN cards, 34 seals of various countries and companies, two fake press cards, and documents of various companies from the house of the accused.A case has been registered at the Kavi Nagar police station in Ghaziabad, and further legal proceedings are underway, the officer said.
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