Punjab YouTuber Jasbir Singh arrested over ‘spying' for Pakistan, has links with Jyoti Malhotra
According to official sources, Jasbir Singh has been found in close association with PIO (Person of Indian Origin) Shakir, also known as Jutt Randhawa—suspected of being part of a terror-backed espionage ring.
He also maintained contact with Jyoti Malhotra, a Haryana-based YouTuber previously arrested on charges of spying, and with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani national and expelled official from the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.
Investigators revealed that Jasbir Singh had attended the Pakistan National Day event in Delhi on the invitation of Danish. During this event, he reportedly met several Pakistani Army officers and vloggers. Notably, Singh had visited Pakistan on three separate occasions—once each in 2020, 2021, and 2024.
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June 3 | Ropar-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh was arrested for "spying for Pakistan's ISI". MSID:: 121652622 413 | MSID:: 121652622 413 |
