Espionage case: YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra moves court, seeks regular bail
Social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on suspicion of espionage last month, on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) sought regular bail from a local court, her lawyer said.
Ms. Malhotra moved a regular bail plea before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Sunil Kumar through her lawyer Kumar Mukesh.
The court sought a reply from the police by June 11, he added.
On Monday (June 9,2025), the court extended Mr. Malhotra's judicial custody and fixed her case's hearing on June 23.
The 33-year-old YouTuber had appeared before the court through video-conferencing.
Hisar Police arrested Ms. Malhotra on suspicion of espionage on May 16, and she was subsequently remanded to five days of police custody by the court.
Following the completion of the remand, the court extended the custody by four more days after the police sought to question her further.
On May 26, the court remanded her to judicial custody for 14 days.
Ms. Malhotra, who hails from the city, ran a YouTube channel "Travel with JO".
She was arrested at the New Aggarsain Extension and booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Hisar Police previously said no evidence had emerged to indicate Ms. Malhotra had access to any military — or defence-related information but claimed she was in contact with some people, aware that they were Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIO).
Police sources had previously said she was in touch with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a staffer at the Pakistani High Commission, since November 2023.
India expelled Danish on May 13 for allegedly indulging in espionage.
The police have claimed Pakistani intelligence operatives were developing Malhotra as an asset.
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