New Delhi: Hisar-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on espionage charges, was knowingly in contact with Pakistani intelligence operatives (PIOs) but no evidence has been found of links to terrorist activity or associations with known terrorist groups, police have said.
Moreover, Malhotra did not seem to have any knowledge about the armed forces or their plans, Hisar Superintendent of Police said. But despite knowing that some of her contacts are Pakistani intelligence operatives, she remained in touch with them, he added.
“So far, we have not found any evidence of her involvement in any terror activity or her alignment with any terrorist group. We have not found any document which depicts that she wants to marry any PIOs or wants to change religion,” the SP added.
Malhotra’s three mobile phones, a laptop and electronic gadgets and two mobile phones belonging to Harkirat Singh, a visa agent arrested on May 18, have been sent to a laboratory for analysis, he said.
The 33-year-old travel blogger was arrested on May 16 for allegedly sharing sensitive information with Pakistani operatives. She was booked under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.
During the remand period, she was questioned by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials. Hisar police said Malhotra was in touch with Danish, a Pakistani high commission official expelled from India on May 13, from November 2023 to March 2025.
Another Pak HC official told to leave IndiaNew Delhi: India has declared a Pakistani official, working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, as "persona non grata" for indulging in activities not in keeping with his official status in the country. The official was asked to leave India within 24 hours, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed. "Charge d’Affaires, Pakistan High Commission, was issued a demarche to this effect today. He was asked to strictly ensure that none of the Pakistani diplomats or officials in India misuse their privileges and status in any manner," read a statement issued by the MEA. India had expelled another Pakistani official, working at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, last week for indulging in similar activities. On the same day (May 13), the Punjab Police had announced that, in a significant breakthrough, the Malerkotla Police had apprehended two individuals for their alleged involvement in espionage activities linked to a Pakistani official posted at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. |
