New Delhi. The Haryana Police has arrested the famous travel YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra for spying for Pakistan and giving sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence agencies. Police said that Jyoti, a resident of Hisar, Haryana, runs a YouTube channel under the name 'Travel with'. He has been arrested from New Agrasen Extension. A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the official secrecy Act (OSA) and the Code of India (BNS) on the responsibility. According to the police, Jyoti was produced in court and after that he has been put on police remand for 5 days. Let us know what allegations have been made on Jyoti and how much she earns every month from YouTube?
What is the charge of Jyoti Malhotra?
On 16 May, an FIR was lodged against him at the Civil Lines Police Station. Jyoti Malhotra was allegedly in touch with a tainted employee of the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi, who was expelled from India on 13 May after being found involved in espionage.
Malhotra, who has 3.77 lakh subscribers and 1.33 lakh followers on YouTube and Instagram respectively, has shot several travel videos in Pakistan. Such as 'Indian girl in Pakistan', 'Indian girl searching for Lahore', 'Indian girl in Katas Raj temple' and 'Indian girl riding luxury bus in Pakistan'. Jyoti has posted them on YouTube channel Travel with JO.
Claims in FIR – Pakistan intelligence was in touch
According to the police, in the year 2023, Jyoti Pakistan High Commission employee came to the contact of Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, where she went to get a visa to go to the enemy country. The FIR states that after receiving the visa, Jyoti Malhotra went to Pakistan twice, where she met Danish's acquaintance Ali Ahwan. Ali Ahwan arranged for his stay in the neighboring country. Apart from this, Ahwan introduced Jyoti to Pakistani security and intelligence officials, Shakir and Rana Shahbaz. No one should be doubted about this, so Jyoti had saved his phone in the name of 'Jatt Randhawa'.
The FIR states that YouTuber was associated with these people on WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat and other similar platforms and gave sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence officials. It has also been said that Jyoti probably met the infamous Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) detective agency of the country. According to the FIR lodged on the complaint of Sub-Inspector Bijendra Singh, Malhotra met Danish several times at Pakistan High Commission in Delhi and he was found in the contact of Pakistani intelligence officials.
Jyoti earnings
Jyoti Malhotra earns up to 5 lakhs from YouTube advertising and its monthly YouTube income can be between Rs 40,000 to Rs 1,20,000. Talking about sponsorship and brand deals, the people get a travel gear, hotels, airlines and travel apps for free. Jyoti can charge from 20 thousand to 50 thousand for every brand post. If there is a 2–3 sponsored deal in a month, then it will earn from 40,000 to 1.5 lakh rupees. However, this is an estimated amount. Jyati has not yet disclosed income nor has it been told that he used to get money to spy.
Pakistani spy gang busted in Haryana-Punjab
Jyoti Malhotra is arrested at a time when the Punjab Police arrested two people, including a woman from Shamil Malerkotla district in espionage activities related to Pakistani officer Danish posted in Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. According to the Punjab Police, Gujala and Yameen Mohammed, who are residents of Malerkotla, used to give confidential information and get online payment instead. Gujala was arrested on May 11 for leaking sensitive information related to the movement of the Indian Army on the charge of leaking Pakistan -based handlers. During interrogation, the accused confessed that he had done so for money, revealed that he had received Rs 10,000 from his Pakistani handler and Rs 30,000 in two transactions of Rs 20,000 and Rs 20,000.
