Who is Jyoti Malhotra? Youtuber in Haryana under five arrested on charges of Pakistan | Today news

Days after the operation Sindoor, the Indian authorities arrested six Indian citizens-including a Haryana-based travel blogger Jyoti Malhotra because he allegedly transferred sensitive information to Pakistani operatives, India reported today. According to the report, these key operatives acted as agents, financial leads and informants and had networks in Haryana and Punjab. The authorities revealed that the accused Jyoti, who was running the YouTube channel “Travel with Jo”, visited Pakistan in 2023 after obtaining a visa by commission agents. She even developed close ties with Ehsan-Ur-Rahim alias Danish, a staff member of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi during her trip. The Indian authorities suspect that Danish, the persona non grata declared by the government and was suspended on May 13, 2025, Jyoti allegedly introduced to various Pakistan intelligence operations (PIOs). Jyoti allegedly stayed in contact with operative, including Shakir alias Rana Shahbaz, whose number she rescued as “Jatt Randhawa” by encrypted platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat, the officials claimed. Officials also claim that Jyoti has allegedly shared sensitive information regarding the Indian locations. She even actively used to project a positive image of Pakistan on social media. Jyoti, among other things, entered into an intimate relationship with a pio and even traveled with him to Bali, Indonesia. DSP Kamaljeet spoke to the media and said, as quoted by Ani, “yesterday, based on input we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the official secret act and BNS 152. We received some suspicious things after we got her cellphone and laptop. Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secret Act, 1923 charged. Pakistan High Commission visited in New Delhi on February 27, 2025, to apply a visa. 20,000 via another payment program, Google Pay, started sending money to Guzala – £ 10,000 via the payment program, Phoneepe, and £ 20,000 via another payment program, Google Pay. Banu Nasreena, another widow of Malkotla, returned to the Pakistan High Commission on April 23. (who sent videos of Patiala Cantonment), and Arman of Haryana’s NUH (who provided Indian SIM cards and provided the defense outlining 2025 on PIOS instructions).