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India Gazette
18-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Haryana man arrested for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan
Nuh (Haryana) [India], May 18 (ANI): In a crackdown on anti-national elements, the Haryana police have arrested a man on charges of espionage for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistan during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. The accused, identified as Arman, was apprehended by the Nagina police on May 16 following actionable intelligence inputs. Speaking to ANI, Nuh Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ajaib Singh said, 'A man named Arman was arrested on May 16 based on the intelligence that the Nagina police had. He was found to be passing sensitive information to the Pakistani side during the conflict between India and Pakistan.' 'He is on remand, and we are collecting the information. We have the evidence, and we are furthering our investigation,' he said. In a similar incident, a travel vlogger and YouTuber who was arrested by the Haryana Police on suspicion of spying for Pakistan was sent to five days of police remand by a local court, officials said. According to police, 'suspicious things' were found after the police recovered her laptop and mobile. Additionally, the Deputy Superintendent of Hisar, Kamaljeet, said that the vlogger was in 'continuous contact' with a Pakistani citizen. 'Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen,' DSP Kamaljeet said in a self-made video on Saturday. Apart from the Official Secrets Act, Jyoti is being held under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 152, which is regarding acts endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India. As per an official memorandum issued by the Standing Committee on Information Technology Branch, 'Post terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, 2025, some social media influencers and social media platforms in the country seem to be working against the interest of the country, which is likely to incite violence. The committee requested the Ministry of Electronics and IT and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to provide the contemplated action taken to ban such platforms under the IT Act 2000 and 'Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 by May 8. The terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives, most of them tourists. The Indian Armed Forces under Operation Sindoor launched strikes at nine terror hideouts in deep areas of Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the morning hours of May 7. Operation Sindoor was India's decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Launched on May 7, Operation Sindoor led to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. After the attack, Pakistan retaliated with cross-border shelling across the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir as well as attempted drone attacks along the border regions, following which India launched a coordinated attack and damaged radar infrastructure, communication centres, and airfields across 11 airbases in Pakistan. After this, on May 10, an understanding of the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was announced. (ANI)
India Gazette
18-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Jyoti Malhotra was in Pakistan before Pahalgam attack: SP Hisar reveals YouTuber's links
Hisar (Haryana) [India], May 18 (ANI): Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, Haryana, was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen. According to Shashank Kumar Sawan, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hisar, Malhotra was being developed as an asset and had maintained ties with other YouTube influencers and Pakistani nationals. Sawan stated, 'She was in touch with other YouTube influencers, and they were also in contact with the Pakistan Information Officers (PIOs). She used to go to Pakistan, like on sponsored trips. She was in Pakistan before the Pahalgam attack, and the investigation is ongoing to establish any possible linkages.' Jyoti Malhotra was interrogated for allegedly passing information to the Pakistani side. She allegedly met a Pakistani officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim, in Delhi, travelled to Pakistan twice, and shared sensitive information. Hisar DSP Kamaljeet said that the police has taken the woman on five-day remand. She has been booked under Official Secret Act and relevant sections of BNS. The DSP said that police received 'some suspicious things' from her mobile and laptop. 'Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen,' Kamaljeet said. During the preliminary investigation, the woman told the police that she went to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to apply for a visa and met a man named Ahsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish. She also told the police that after exchanging numbers, she started talking to Ahsan-ur-Rahim and travelled twice to Pakistan. Officials said that the woman also told during investigation that Ahsan-ur-Rahim arranged for her stay and travel and arranged meetings with Pakistani security and intelligence agencies. Haris Malhotra, father of the woman arrested by Haryana Police on charges of spying, has said that his daughter made YouTube videos and had visited Pakistan. He demanded return of phones taken by police. He said that police first came to their house on Thursday. He said that police have taken their bank documents, phone, laptop, and passport. He said his daughter used to visit Delhi and had been in Hisar for the last four-five days. 'She made YouTube videos. She used to visit Pakistan and other places,' Haris Malhotra told ANI. Asked how many times she had visited Pakistan, Malhotra said he did not know. He said she went to Pakistan after getting necessary permissions. 'If she has some friends there, can't she call them? I have no demands, but give us our phones. A case has been registered against us,' he said. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Haryana police arrests man for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan amid conflict
In a crackdown on anti-national elements, the Haryana police have arrested a man on charges of espionage for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistan during the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. The accused, identified as Arman, was apprehended by the Nagina police on May 16 following actionable intelligence inputs. Speaking to ANI, Nuh Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ajaib Singh said, "A man named Arman was arrested on May 16 based on the intelligence that the Nagina police had. He was found to be passing sensitive information to the Pakistani side during the conflict between India and Pakistan." "He is on remand, and we are collecting the information. We have the evidence, and we are furthering our investigation," he said. In a similar incident, a travel vlogger and YouTuber who was arrested by the Haryana Police on suspicion of spying for Pakistan was sent to five days of police remand by a local court, officials said. According to police, "suspicious things" were found after the police recovered her laptop and mobile. Additionally, the Deputy Superintendent of Hisar, Kamaljeet, said that the vlogger was in "continuous contact" with a Pakistani citizen. "Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen," DSP Kamaljeet said in a self-made video on Saturday. Apart from the Official Secrets Act, Jyoti is being held under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 152, which is regarding acts endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India. As per an official memorandum issued by the Standing Committee on Information Technology Branch, "Post terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, 2025, some social media influencers and social media platforms in the country seem to be working against the interest of the country, which is likely to incite violence. The committee requested the Ministry of Electronics and IT and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to provide the contemplated action taken to ban such platforms under the IT Act 2000 and 'Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 by May 8. The terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, resulted in the tragic loss of 26 lives, most of them tourists. The Indian Armed Forces under Operation Sindoor launched strikes at nine terror hideouts in deep areas of Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in the morning hours of May 7. Operation Sindoor was India's decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Launched on May 7, Operation Sindoor led to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. After the attack, Pakistan retaliated with cross-border shelling across the Line of Control and Jammu and Kashmir as well as attempted drone attacks along the border regions, following which India launched a coordinated attack and damaged radar infrastructure, communication centres, and airfields across 11 airbases in Pakistan. After this, on May 10, an understanding of the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was announced.
Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
‘If she has friends there, can't she call them?': Father of ‘Pakistani spy' YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra
Haris Malhotra, the father Haryana YouTuber and alleged Pakistani spy Jyoti Malhotra, stated that his daughter had visited the neighbouring country to shoot videos and questioned why she could not contact her friends living in the country if she wished to do so. Also Read: Arrested Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra had revealed ties with Pak official in own vlog | Watch 'She made YouTube videos. She used to visit Pakistan and other places. If she has some friends there, can't she call them? I have no demands, but give us our phones. A case has been registered against us," ANI news agency quoted Malhotra. He added that his daughter had taken all necessary permissions before travelling to Pakistan. Haryana police arrested Jyoti Rani Malhotra from Hisar over allegations of spying for Pakistani agencies. Haris Malhotra said that the police came on Thursday to his house and seized their bank documents, phone, laptop and passport. Hisar DSP Kamaljeet said that the police had recovered some "suspicious things" from her mobile and laptop. According to them, Jyoti had been sharing sensitive information with Pakistani officials. "Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a 5-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen," Kamaljeet said. Also Read: Haryana-based travel blogger arrested for spying, linked to Pakistani intelligence network She had allegedly met Pakistani officer Ahsan-ur-Rahim in Delhi and then travelled to Pakistan twice. Hisar DSP Kamaljeet said the police had taken the YouTuber on a five-day remand. She has been booked under Official Secret Act and relevant sections of BNS. During a preliminary probe, Jyoti revealed that she went to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023, to apply for a visa, when she met Ahsan-ur-Rahim, aka Danish. Jyoti revealed that she met an individual, known to Ahsan-ur-Rahim, who arranged for her stay and travel and arranged meetings with Pakistani security and intelligence agencies, reported ANI.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'If my daughter has friends in Pakistan, can't she call them?': Father of 'spy' YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra
NEW DELHI: The father of Jyoti Malhotra , a YouTuber arrested by Haryana Police on charges of spying, has claimed "she visited Pakistan to make videos for her YouTube channel and not for any illegal activity." 'She used to visit Pakistan and other places to shoot videos for YouTube,' Haris Malhotra told news agency ANI. He added that his daughter had received the necessary permissions to travel to Pakistan. Haryana Police detained Jyoti Malhotra in Hisar , accusing her of being in contact with Pakistani intelligence personnel and sharing sensitive information. Authorities say she met a Pakistani officer in Delhi, later travelled to Pakistan and remained in contact with Pakistani handlers. Her father, however, questioned the police action, saying: 'If she has some friends there, can't she call them? I have no demands, but give us our phones. A case has been registered against us.' He also said police had taken away their phones, laptops, bank documents and passports. The arrest was made under the Official Secrets Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Hisar DSP Kamaljeet said the woman was remanded to five days in police custody. 'Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop,' the officer said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Complete protection with iPru All-in-one Term Plan ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo 'She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen,' DSP Kamaljeet added. Police sources say that during questioning, Malhotra claimed she first approached the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 for a visa, where she met a man identified as Ahsan-ur-Rahim, also known as Danish. She later began talking to him regularly and visited Pakistan twice, investigators said. According to the police, she revealed that Rahim's associate had arranged her stay and introduced her to members of Pakistani security and intelligence services .
