Haryana-based Youtuber Jyoti Malhotra has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Monday by a court in Haryana's Hisar. Malhotra has faced charges of espionage in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
Jyoti Malhotra is among the 12 people who have been arrested by Indian authorities from states including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged Pakistan-linked spy network operating in northern India.
Haryana-based Youtuber Jyoti Malhotra has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Monday by a court in Haryana's Hisar. Malhotra has faced charges of espionage in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
The police who arrested Malhotra earlier had sent her to remand for five days and she was produced in court on May 22. Then she was again sent to police remand for next four days.
Jyoti Malhotra is among the 12 people who have been arrested by Indian authorities from states including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in connection with an alleged Pakistan-linked spy network operating in northern India.
The Hisar native ran a YouTube channel "Travel with JO". She was arrested at the New Aggarsain Extension on May 17 and booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Hisar police earlier said that no evidence had emerged to indicate Malhotra had access to any military- or defence-related information.
But she was definitely in contact with some people, knowing that they were Pakistani intelligence operatives, they had said.
Police sources had said she was in touch with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a staffer at the Pakistani High Commission, since November 2023. India expelled Danish on May 13 for allegedly indulging in espionage.
The police have sent Malhotra's three mobile phones and a laptop for forensic examination. Malhotra's four bank accounts are also being analysed.
The National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau, and military intelligence officials have also questioned Malhotra.
Investigations have revealed that she visited Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and some other countries.
The police had also claimed that Pakistani intelligence operatives were developing Malhotra as an asset.
She was also allegedly in touch with Danish during the four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan that followed the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, they had said.