YouTuber Jasbir Singh, linked to Jyoti Malhotra remanded to 3-day police custody in Pakistan espionage case

Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh, alleged to be in close contact with influencer Jyoti Malhotra and accused of spying for Pakistan, has been arrested and remanded to three days of police custody.

Punjab police unearthed a “terror-backed espionage network” linked to Jasbir Singh. He had allegedly travelled to Pakistan three times, officials said.

Jasir Singh also maintained close contact with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra (arrested for spying) and Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani national and expelled Pak High Commission official.

A resident of Mahlan village in Rupnagar district, Singh has a YouTube channel with over 10 lakh subscribers.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said, after Jyoti Malhotra's arrest, Jasbir Singh attempted to erase all traces of his communications with the PIOs to avoid detection.

An FIR has been registered at the State Special Operation Cell in Mohali. "Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror network and identify all collaborators, he added.

The 33-year-old Hisar native Malhotra, who was running a YouTube channel 'Travel with JO', was arrested last month.

On May 13, India expelled Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was posted at the Pakistan High Commission, for allegedly indulging in espionage.

The action on spy networks within the country comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead and the four-day military conflict with Pakistan that followed.