Jun 04, 2025 11:54 AM IST
Jasbir Singh was arrested for links to an espionage network tied to Pakistani intelligence. Investigations reveal he met Pakistani officials.
Jasbir Singh, a YouTuber from Punjab arrested for his alleged involvement in an espionage network connected to Pakistani intelligence and terror-linked operatives, maintained close contact with Haryana-based influencer Jyoti Malhotra, the police said. Jyoti Malhotra was earlier arrested on similar charges.
Following Jyoti Malhotra’s arrest, Jasbir Singh attempted to delete all digital traces of his communication with foreign handlers, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.
Jasbir Singh, a resident of Village Mahlan in Rupnagar district, who operates a YouTube channel ‘Jaan Mahal’, was found to be associated with a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO), Gaurav Yadav said.
“Jasbir Singh, who operates a YouTube channel called ‘Jaan Mahal’, has been found associated with PIO Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, part of a terror-backed espionage network,” the Punjab DGP said in a post on X.
He also maintained contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani national who was expelled as an official of the Pakistan High Commission, Yadav posted.
“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,” he added.
An FIR has been registered at the State Special Operation Cell in Mohali. “Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror network and identify all collaborators, he added.
Who is Jyoti Malhotra?
- Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old Hisar native, runs a YouTube channel ‘Travel with JO’. She was arrested last month.
- On May 13, India expelled Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was posted at the Pakistan high commission, for allegedly indulging in espionage.
- The action on spy networks within the country comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead and the four-day military conflict with Pakistan that followed.
