YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, has a channel named ‘Travel with Joe’. After her arrest from New Agrasen Extension, a case was registered against her under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Justice Code.
YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, did not get relief. Hisar court on Monday sent her to 14-day judicial custody. Earlier, on May 22, Jyoti’s bail hearing was held in the court. Then the Hisar court extended her police custody for four days. The 33-year-old YouTuber was produced in court on the expiry of her five-day police custody period. Malhotra is among the 12 people who have been arrested from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the last two weeks on suspicion of spying. Investigators suspect a Pakistan-linked espionage network to be active in North India.
Hisar-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra’s channel is named ‘Travel with Joe’. After her arrest from New Agrasen Extension, a case was registered against her under the provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Indian Justice Code. Hisar police had said that no evidence was found to show that Malhotra had access to any military or defense-related information. But, she was definitely in touch with some people and knew that they were Pakistani intelligence agents. Police sources said that she was in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, an employee working in the Pakistani High Commission, since November 2023. Danish was expelled by India on May 13 for being involved in espionage.
What has been revealed so far about Jyoti Malhotra
Police have sent Jyoti Malhotra’s three mobile phones and a laptop for forensic examination. It said Malhotra’s four bank accounts are also being investigated. National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau and military intelligence officials have questioned Jyoti. Investigation so far has revealed that she has traveled to Pakistan, China, Bangladesh and some other countries. Police said Malhotra was in touch with Danish even during the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. Investigation is also going on in this regard and links are being connected one by one.
