What is known about the people arrested on charges of sharing intelligence information with Pakistani agents?
Haryana and Punjab Police have arrested four individuals, including Hisar-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and a youth from Kaithal, on charges of spying for Pakistan. They are accused of sharing sensitive details related to ‘Operation Sindoor’ with Pakistani officials.
Haryana and Punjab Police have arrested some people on charges of providing intelligence information to Pakistan.
They include Hisar-based travel vlogger and YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, 25-year-old Devendra Singh from Mastgarh village in Kaithal, a girl and another man from Malerkotla in Punjab.
Jyoti has been sent on five-day police remand.
According to information received from the police of both states, these people are accused of being in contact with some Pakistani officials and sharing information related to 'Operation Sindoor' with them.
What the police told about YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra
Jyoti Malhotra is a travel vlogger. She has named her YouTube channel 'Travel with Joe'.
He has shared travelogues from many different countries on his YouTube channel.
Jyoti has also posted several videos about her visit to Pakistan on her YouTube channel.
DSP Kamaljit of Hisar, Haryana said, "Based on the information received, we have arrested Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, under the Official Secrets Act and BNS 152."
The police said that some suspicious information was found from Jyoti's mobile and laptop.
According to the police, "We have taken her on five-day remand and interrogation is ongoing. She was in constant contact with a Pakistani citizen, information will be sought about this."
What did Jyoti's father say?
Jyoti's father Harish Kumar said that police officers came to the house at 9.30 am on Thursday and took Jyoti with them.
He said, "Five-six people came. They searched the house for about half an hour, after which the police seized a laptop and three mobile phones."
Harish Kumar told that Jyoti has gone to Pakistan only once.
He said, "My daughter went with the permission of the government. She was also checked and then she was given a visa, after which she went to Pakistan."
Harish Kumar said that he does not know which YouTube channel Jyoti runs.
Who is the youth arrested from Kaithal?
The Special Detective Unit (SDU) of Haryana Police has arrested 25-year-old Devendra Singh, a resident of Mastgarh village in Kaithal, on charges of spying for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI.
DSP Veerbhan Singh said that the accused is accused of sending confidential military information including information related to the Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor'.
Veerbhan Singh said that Devendra Singh was earlier detained on May 13 for posting about illegal weapons on the social media platform Facebook.
DSP Veerbhan confirmed the case and said, "The accused Devendra Singh had gone to Pakistan on the pretext of visiting Kartarpur Sahib, where he came in contact with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. After returning to India, he kept sending sensitive information related to the army to Pakistan."
According to the police, "Devendra Singh, who was studying in Patiala, had taken some photographs of the Army Cantonment area with his mobile phone and sent them to ISI agents."
The police have seized Devendra's mobile phone and other devices and the data is being examined.
The police produced Devendra in the court and took him on remand so that he can be questioned further.
What was revealed about the woman detained from Malerkotla?
on May 11, Punjab Police had informed that two people, including a woman, were arrested in Malerkotla, Punjab, on charges of leaking information to an officer posted in the Pakistan High Commission.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav gave this information on his Twitter handle.
According to the DGP, the arrested persons have been identified as Gujala and Yamin Mohammad, residents of Malerkotla. Police teams have also recovered two mobile phones from their possession.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused used to take money through online medium in exchange for sharing confidential information.
According to the DGP, both the accused were in constant touch with their operator and used to send money to other local operators as per his instructions.
