The 33-year-old YouTuber was arrested on suspicion of espionage. She was allegedly in contact with Danish throughout the four-day army battle between India and Pakistan that adopted the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault.

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In the Jyoti Malhotra espionage case, police officers have confirmed that YouTuber’s sponsors are additionally underneath investigation as a part of the continued probe. Authorities are analyzing the character of her collaborations and monetary hyperlinks.

Notably, Jyoti has been seen selling the Wego app in considered one of her YouTube movies. The Wego app is a travel-related platform primarily based within the Middle East, with operations extending to Pakistan, elevating additional questions in regards to the affiliations and outreach of its content material. The police are reportedly wanting into whether or not these associations have any relevance to the case.

Investigation into the Wego app has revealed that it’s a journey metasearch engine, initially based in Singapore in 2005 underneath the title Bezurk. The platform was rebranded to Wego in 2008. Currently, the corporate operates headquarters in each Singapore and Dubai, catering to customers throughout the globe.

Wego has expanded its operations into Pakistan, launching its ‘Book on Wego’ function, which permits Pakistani travellers to e-book flights and motels instantly on its platform

 
The firm has additionally acquired a journey company license from the Department of Tourist Services, Pakistan, and obtained International Air Transport Association (IATA) accreditation to strengthen its presence within the nation. However, there isn’t any publicly obtainable data indicating that Wego has obtained funding from Pakistani traders or monetary establishments.

YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra despatched to four-day police remand Haryana’s Hisar District Court despatched the YouTuber to a four-day police remand on Thursday (May 22). The YouTuber was arrested for allegedly sharing delicate data and being in steady 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 different YouTube influencers and Pakistani nationalsSawan acknowledged, “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 data to Pakistan. She allegedly met a Pakistani officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim, in Delhi, travelled to Pakistan twice, and shared delicate data. During the preliminary investigation, the girl advised the police that she went to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to use for a visa and met a person named Ahsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish. Haris Malhotra, father of the girl arrested by Haryana Police on expenses of spying, has mentioned that his daughter made YouTube movies and had visited Pakistan. He demanded the return of the telephones taken by the police. 

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