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Jasbir Singh, who runs YouTube channel ‘Jaan Mahal’, was in touch with a number of Pakistani handlers linked to the espionage community, the Punjab Police mentioned.
YouTubers Jasbir Singh and Jyoti Malhotra
Punjab director common of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav posted on X (previously Twitter) on Wednesday, saying, “Acting swiftly on actionable intelligence, SSOC Mohali has unearthed a critical espionage network linked to Jasbir Singh, a resident of Village Mahlan, Rupnagar.”
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“Investigations have revealed that Jasbir attended the #Pakistan National Day event in #Delhi on Danish’s invitation, where he met Pakistani #Army officials and vloggers. He travelled to Pakistan on three occasions (2020, 2021, 2024), and his electronic devices contained multiple Pakistan-based numbers, now under detailed forensic scrutiny,” the Punjab prime cop posted.
After Jyoti Malhotra’s arrest, Jasbir tried to erase all traces of his communications with these PIOs to keep away from detection, Gaurav Yadav mentioned, including that an FIR has been registered at SSOC in Mohali on this matter.
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“Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror network and identify all collaborators. @PunjabPoliceInd reaffirms its unwavering commitment to safeguarding national security and neutralizing all threats posed by such anti-national elements,” he mentioned.
Jyoti Malhotra was among the many 12 individuals arrested from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the previous three weeks on suspicion of espionage, with investigators suspecting the presence of a Pakistan-linked spy community working in north India.
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The Hisar native ran a YouTube channel – “Travel with JO”. She was arrested on the New Aggarsain Extension lately and booked below provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Hisar police had mentioned no proof had emerged to point Jyoti Malhotra had entry to any army or defence-related data.
But she was positively in touch with some individuals, understanding that they had been Pakistani intelligence operatives, they’d mentioned.
Police officers mentioned she was in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a staffer on the Pakistani excessive fee, since November 2023. India expelled Danish on May 13 for allegedly indulging in espionage.
The National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau, and army intelligence officers have additionally questioned Malhotra.
Investigations have revealed that she visited Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and another nations.
She was additionally allegedly in contact with Danish throughout the four-day army battle between India and Pakistan that adopted the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault, they’d mentioned.
