The arrest has come during tensions between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians on April22.
Haryana YouTuber and travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra, also known as Jyoti Rani aged (33), was apprehened on Saturday for spying for Pakistan and leaking sensitive military information.
Jyoti is one of the six people booked under charges of espionage. She had contact with Pakistani handlers and allegedly transfers sensitive information by WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat, Police said.
According to the FIR she also made contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim known as Danish at the Pakistan high commission in 2023 while applying for a visa to visit Pakistan. FIR includes that Jyoti also met with Danish numerous times at the Pakistan high commision in Delhi and she was reportedly in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives.
Jyoti admitted that she shared sensitive information with Pakistani intelligence operatives and disguising their contacts with misleading names to evade detection, police said.
Videos in Youtube Channel
Youtube channel of Jyoti features iin all 487 videos. These videos includes many clips that show her visits to Pakistan. They are titled like “Indian Girl in Pakistan,” “Indian Girl Exploring Lahore,” “Indian Girl at Katas Raj Temple,” and “Indian Girl Rides Luxury Bus in Pakistan.”
The arrest has come during tensionn between India and Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians on April22.
Who is Jyoti Malhotra ?
Jyoti Malhotra is a travel vlogger who belongs to Haryana and runs a YouTube channel ‘Travel with Jo.’ Her instagramhandle, ‘travelwithjo1’, has over 1.35 lakh followers. In her Instagram bio she has referred her as a “Nomadic Leo Girl.Wanderer. Haryanvi + Punjabi modern girl with old ideas.” Besides Jyoti has a keen interest in bike riding and solo travel. She has travelled across India and a number of foreign countries including Pakistan, Bhutan, Indonesia and China.
Pakistan Visit
She went to Pakistan twice, and her content from there has attracted scrutiny from Indian investigators,
About two months ago, she posted various videos and reels from Pakistan that shows her visit to Lahore’s Anarkali Bazaar, Katas RRaj Temple and a bus journey across the country. One of her Instagram post captions says, “and her content included comparisions between Indian and Pakistani culture and cuisine.