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→Initial investigation: added some details about his initial involvement with police and the lack of actual complaints.
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In addition to his charitable activities, Mr. Jain had been visiting local businesses and assuring them that Westarctica was interested in establishing high-value trade deals with their companies to import essential goods such as food, tea, and clothing. In return for his services as a deal-broker, Jain accepted payments ranging from $200 - $2,000 USD from dozens of merchants. He is estimated to have collected around $10,000 USD each month. | In addition to his charitable activities, Mr. Jain had been visiting local businesses and assuring them that Westarctica was interested in establishing high-value trade deals with their companies to import essential goods such as food, tea, and clothing. In return for his services as a deal-broker, Jain accepted payments ranging from $200 - $2,000 USD from dozens of merchants. He is estimated to have collected around $10,000 USD each month. | ||
When these lucrative trade deals failed to materialize, the merchants gathered together and filed a complaint with the police. Mr. Jain was brought in for questioning in March 2025, | When these lucrative trade deals failed to materialize, the merchants allegedly gathered together and filed a complaint with the police, however, according to a later news report from ''The Print'': "No one has yet come forward and claimed to have been duped by Harsh Vardhan." | ||
Mr. Jain was brought in for questioning by the police in March 2025. During the brief detention, he told police that any actions he undertook were a result of “passion and attachment with respect and command diplomatic entities hold." Hr was subsequently released while the police conducted a further investigation. | |||
==Arrest of H.V. Jain== | ==Arrest of H.V. Jain== | ||