YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and 5 others allegedly leaked sensitive info to Pakistani operatives.
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00:00This YouTuber from Haryana has been arrested for spying for Pakistan.
00:11Six Indian nationals, including a Haryana-based travel blogger,
00:15have been arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani operatives.
00:19According to police, the network spanned across Haryana and Punjab
00:23with key players acting as agents, financial couriers and informants.
00:27Among those arrested was Jyoti Malhotra, who ran a YouTube channel called Travel With Joe.
00:32Authorities said she visited Pakistan in 2023 after obtaining a visa through commission agents.
00:41During her trip, she reportedly developed close ties with Ahsan Ur Raheem,
00:45alias Danish, a staff member at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
00:50Danish, who was declared persona non grata and expelled by the Indian government on 13 May 2025,
00:57Jyoti to several Pakistani intelligence operatives, PIOs.
01:00Using encrypted platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat,
01:04Jyoti stayed in touch with these operatives, including Shakir, alias Rana Shahbaz,
01:09whose number she saved as Jadrandhava.
01:11She was accused of sharing sensitive information about Indian locations
01:14and promoting a favourable image of Pakistan on social media.
01:18Investigators claimed she entered into an intimate relationship with a PIO
01:21and even travelled with him to Bali, Indonesia.
01:24She also continued coordinating with Danish during this time in Delhi, further raising suspicions.
01:29Jyoti was booked under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
01:37Following her written confession, the case was handed over to the economic offences wing, Hisar.
01:41Another arrest includes 32-year-old Ghazila, a Muslim widow from Maler, Kotla, Punjab.
01:47Along with Yameen Mohamed, she allegedly assisted Danish with financial transactions and visa facilitation,
01:53allegedly manipulated through emotional and monetary inducements.
01:56In Kaithal, Haryana, Devinder Singh Ghillaw, a Sikh student, was recruited during a pilgrimage to Pakistan
02:01and later sent videos of the Petyala cantonment.
02:04From New Haryana, Arman was found supplying Indian SIM cards, transferring funds,
02:08and visiting the Defence Expo 2025 site on Danish's instructions.
02:13Officials say the case is part of a broader espionage operation that exploited vulnerable
02:17individuals using emotional connections, financial incentives and false promises of marriage.
02:22The accused have reportedly confessed and the investigation is ongoing.