The recent case of individuals being arrested over alleged espionage cases has come as shocking news. Among the 11 individuals, Indian YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra has also been arrested in the case, and she is currently under police remand. In the latest update, Jyoti recently met with her father, and as per the latter’s comment to the media, his daughter has pleaded innocent in court. Read here for more.
Jyoti Malhotra Pleads Not Guilty, Says Father
As per the reports, Jyoti Malhotra has been sent to a fourteen-day police remand in Hisar. The Haryana-based YouTuber recently met her father, Harish Malhotra, in Central Jail No. 2 in Hisar. As per a report by The Times of India, Harish, in an interaction with the media, stated that her daughter had pleaded innocence.
Jyoti Malhotra is facing serious espionage charges and is being investigated for the same. In the latest reports, the police have claimed that the YouTuber was in contact with 4 Pakistani individuals who were ISI agents, and as per the reports, she was also aware of their real identities. The police have also recovered a lot of data from Jyoti’s digital devices. They are looking into her financial assets. A recent video of a Scottish YouTuber also sparked conversations around Jyoti Malhotra’s cross-border travels. In the videos, she was spotted with six gunmen guarding her while she explored the streets of Lahore.
Earlier, there were reports around Jyoti Malhotra confessing to being in touch with a Pakistani official at the High Commission, New Delhi. While the police have not found any evidence that Jyoti Malhotra accessed any sensitive military information. However, as per a News 18 report, she did give details about the blackout in India during the country’s military escalations with Pakistan, after Operation Sindoor.
The YouTuber was arrested on May 16.