“Pakistan's capital in the manufacture”: Explosive turns in Youtuber JYOTI MALHOTRAS spy scandal | India News

Neu-Delhi: What started as a web-led travel content has recently turned into one of the most spoken “espionage” of India. Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old YouTuber from Hisar in Haryana-in Volksmund online as “Travel with Jo”, known under serious charges for spy for Pakistan in police custody.

Once admired for her immersive travel and relaxed storytelling style, she is now accused of being accused of being accommodated as long-term Pakistani secret services. The investigators claim that it was part of a “hidden network” of social media influencers to “manipulate public opinion” and tacitly serve the indicator's agenda.

A “secret” mission?

With over 380,000 subscribers and videos from destinations in India and abroad, Malhotra kept a lively digital person. In front of the camera, the authorities claim that a troubling connection to dubious people in the Pakistani Hochmommission in Neu -Delhi, especially civil servants who have now been excluded from India due to espionage fees.

According to reports, she stopped contact with these people during the high-voltage-military patent situation in early May, which was triggered by the terrorist attack of April 22, in which 26 innocent civilians were killed. When India started retaliation under “Operation Sindoor”, the secret services took on suspicious cross -border communication with Malhotra.

A disturbing pattern

Malotra's frequent trip to overseas raised Red flags, especially their visits to Pakistan and China. According to the investigators, their visa process of 2023 brought them into contact with high-ranking Pakistani employees. What started as a visit under the guise of “cultural exchange” was said to have developed into something more scary.

According to sources, agents with intelligence links have been set up for them, including a handler named Ehsan-Ur-Rahim, also known as Danish, which was published in the Pakistan High Commission in Neu-Delhi and recently declared Persona Non Archona for non-A species.

Her plans to travel to Kaschmir soon before Pahangam's attack was only suspected of growing.

During the four -day military patient situation, which followed the terrorist attack of April 22, in which 26 civilian population remained dead, she was supposed to have contact with the Pakistani diplomat, which is now at the center of a spy tower.

Influence weapons?

This is not a spy thriller from the era of the Cold War. The authorities believe that Malhotra's value was not to steal files or military secrets, but their platform. At a time when the perception shapes politics, narrative war is the new battlefield. Influencers like Malhotra were supposedly cultivated as farmers.

“It had an influence, reach and access to other influencers. This makes her a potential amplifier for propaganda, whether knowingly or not,” said a high -ranking police officer.

The police said they had contacts with other influencers who may have been used by Pakistani secret services (Pios) to skillfully advance anti-India narratives.

“This is also (a kind of) warfare in which you try to drive your story ahead by recruiting influencers,” said Hisar SP Sawan on Sunday.

He said the Pios tried to develop them as a “long -term capital”. While she had no direct access to military intelligence, her connections to other influencers made her a potential instrument for narrative warfare.

“They developed them as capital. She was in contact with other YouTube influencers. They were also in contact with pios,” he said.

The digital way

Malhotra is currently being held according to the official secret law and the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and is being interviewed intensively. Your telephone, laptop and travel documents are examined by forensic experts.

Financial transactions, especially those associated with foreign sources, are under the scanner.

The investigators also examine online posts from affected citizens. A year before her arrest, an X user named Kapil Jain had publicly marked her suspicious movements, including a visit to the Pakistani embassy and a sudden trip to Kashmir.

@Nia_india Please watch this lady closely. pic.twitter.com/kfrxznhmue– Kapil Jain (@chupchaplo) May 10, 2024

The domino effect

Malotra's arrest has triggered a broader intelligence. In Punjab, two people were recently arrested in painting scotla in connection with the same espionagering. And now the Odisha police are investigating a potential connection between Youtuber Priyanka Senapati of Malhotra and Puri.

What started as a travel story has drawn a dark turn. In the age of smartphones and social networks, the front of national security may no longer be the limit, but the feed.