Haryana court extends JyotiMalhotra’s police remand by4 days in espionage case

 

 

A COURT here on Thursday extended the police remand of content creator and social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra by four days,apolice spokesperson said. The33-year-oldYouTuber--arrestedon suspicion of espionage -- was produced before the court at the end of her five-day police remand. Malhotra was among the 12 people arrested from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh over the past two weeks on suspicion of espionage, with investigators suspecting the presence of a Pakistan-linked spy network operating in north India.

 

Hisar police said onWednesday that no evidence had emerged to indicate Malhotra had access to any military-ordefence-related information. But she was definitely incontact with some people, knowing that they were Pakistani intelligence operatives,they had said.Police sources had said she was in touch with Ehsan-ur-Rahimalias Danish, a staffer atthePakistaniHighCommission, since November 2023.Indiaexpelled Danish on May 13 for allegedlyindulging in espionage.

 

The National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau, andmilitary intelligence officials have also questioned Malhotra.Investigations haverevealed that she visited Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, and some other countries. The police had said Pakistani intelligence operatives were developing Malhotraas an asset.