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**Summary:**
An Indian YouTuber from Haryana, Jyoti Malhotra (Travel with JO), has been arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information with Pakistani intelligence operatives. Police investigations reveal she was in contact with a Pakistani official at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi and others in Pakistan. Her contacts were established while seeking a visa to Pakistan in 2023 and she has visited the country twice. She communicated with Pakistani officials through messaging apps and passed on sensitive information. This arrest comes shortly after the arrests of two other individuals in Haryana and Punjab for similar espionage-related activities, indicating a pattern of Pakistani intelligence efforts targeting Indian citizens.
**News Article:**
**YouTuber Arrested for Espionage; Suspected of Sharing Secrets with Pakistan**
**Chandigarh, May 17, 2025** – A Haryana-based YouTuber has been arrested on charges of espionage, accused of passing sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives. Jyoti Malhotra, who runs the “Travel with JO” YouTube channel and hails from Hisar, Haryana, was apprehended and is now in five-day police remand after appearing in court.
Malhotra is accused of being in contact with a Pakistani staffer from the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. This staffer was recently expelled from India on May 13th for alleged espionage activities. Earlier, two other individuals had been arrested from Malerkotla, Punjab for similar involvement with the same Pakistani official.
Police investigations reveal that Malhotra initially connected with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish at the Pakistan High Commission in 2023 while seeking a visa. During subsequent visits to Pakistan, arranged with help from Danish’s acquaintance, Ali Ahwan, Malhotra allegedly met with Pakistani Security and Intelligence officials, including individuals identified as Shakir and Rana Shahbaz. She saved Shahbaz’s contact as “Jatt Randhawa” to avoid suspicion.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) lodged at Civil Lines Police Station on May 16, Malhotra communicated with these individuals via WhatsApp, Telegram, and Snapchat, and allegedly transmitted sensitive information. She had multiple meetings with Danish at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi and was found to be in contact with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives.
This arrest follows the apprehension of a 25-year-old post-graduation student from Kaithal, Devender Singh, and a 24-year-old youth from Panipat, Nauman Ilahi, who were also arrested for allegedly having links with Pakistani intelligence and supplying sensitive information to Pakistan. These arrests suggest a pattern of Pakistani intelligence agencies targeting Indian citizens for espionage.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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