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The Haryana Police on Sunday made startling revelations in the arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra saying that she was being developed as an asset. According to Hisar SP Shashank Kumar Sawan, Jyoti Malhotra had visited Pakistan multiple times and China once. She was in contact with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs) and is currently in five-day police remand, during which her financial records are being analyzed. Authorities also revealed that she remained in touch with the PIOs during the Indo-Pak conflict.

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Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Haryana’s Hisar, was arrested on Saturday by Civil Lines police for allegedly sharing sensitive information and maintaining continuous contact with a Pakistani national. Authorities claim she was in regular touch with Pakistani intelligence operatives and shared classified data through platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Snapchat.

SP Hisar Shashank Kumar Sawan says, "Modern warfare is not only fought on the border. The PIOs are trying to recruit some social media influencers, and they use that to push their narrative. We received inputs from the central agencies, and we arrested Jyoti Malhotra. She had visited Pakistan multiple times and China once. She was in contact with the PIOs. We have taken her on a 5-day police remand. We are analysing her financial details. During the conflict (Indo-Pak), she was in touch with the PIOs... Her travel details are defying her total income..."

The SP added that Jyoti Malhotra was in contact with other YouTube influencers, some of whom were also in touch with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). He stated that she visited Pakistan on what appeared to be sponsored trips and had been in the country shortly before the Pahalgam attack.

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"They were developing her (Jyoti Malhotra) as an asset. She was in touch with other YouTube influencers, and they were also in touch with the PIOs... She used to go to Pakistan, like on sponsored trips... She was in Pakistan before the Pahalgam attack, and the investigation is on to establish linkages, if there are any. We are also investigating, as we have leads that other people were also involved with her," says SP Hisar, Shashank Kumar Sawan, on Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Haryana's Hisar, who has been arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and being in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.

She has been booked under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. She is currently under a five-day police remand.

An FIR was registered at the Hisar Civil Lines police station following a complaint by Sub-Inspector Sanjay. According to the FIR, the blogger visited the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi in 2023, where she came into contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim, also known as Danish, a staff member at the PHC.