YouTuber Jasbir Singh tried to delete digital traces after Jyoti Malhotras arrest. What Punjab Police revealed

Following Jyoti Malhotra’s arrest, Jasbir Singh tried to delete all digital traces of his communication with overseas handlers, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav stated on Wednesday.

Jasbir Singh, a resident of Village Mahlan in Rupnagar district, who operates a YouTube channel ‘Jaan Mahal’, was discovered to be related to a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO), Gaurav Yadav stated.

“Jasbir Singh, who operates a YouTube channel called ‘Jaan Mahal’, has been found associated with PIO Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, part of a terror-backed espionage network,” the Punjab DGP stated in a put up on X.

He additionally maintained contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani nationwide who was expelled as an official of the Pakistan High Commission, Yadav posted.

“Investigations have revealed that Jasbir attended the Pakistan National Day event in Delhi on Danish’s invitation, where he met Pakistani Army officials and vloggers. He travelled to Pakistan on three occasions (2020, 2021, 2024), and his electronic devices contained multiple Pakistan-based numbers, now under detailed forensic scrutiny,” he added.

An FIR has been registered on the State Special Operation Cell in Mohali. “Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror community and establish all collaborators, he added.

Who is Jyoti Malhotra?

• Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old Hisar native, runs a YouTube channel ‘Travel with JO’. She was arrested final month.
• On May 13, India expelled Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was posted on the Pakistan excessive fee, for allegedly indulging in espionage.
• The motion on spy networks inside the nation comes within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault that left 26 folks useless and the four-day navy battle with Pakistan that adopted.