Jyoti Malhotra’s Father Confirms Pakistan Trips, Responds To Espionage Allegations Against Daughter News24 –

Haris Malhotra, father of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested by Haryana Police on Sunday has spoken on the entire incident. He stated that his daughter used to make YouTube videos and had visited Pakistan. Describing the day police had visited their house, Haris said that the police had first visited on Thursday and taken their bank documents, phone, laptop, and passport. He has now demanded the police to return the phones taken by them. Talking about Jyoti, Haris said that she used to visit Delhi and had been in Hisar for the last four-five days. Notably, Haryana Police had arrested Jyoti on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, and was sent to five days of police remand by a local court.

Jyoti Malhotra’s Father Confirms Pakistan Trips

Her father in conversation with ANI, said that Jyoti went to Pakistan after getting necessary permissions. “She made YouTube videos. She used to visit Pakistan and other places,” said Haris.

When asked how many times his daughter had visited Pakistan, Haris stated that he doesn’t know about that.

“If she has some friends there, can’t she call them? I have no demands, but give us our phones. A case has been registered against us,” he added.

Why Is She Arrested?

Notably, Jyoti was earlier interrogated for allegedly passing information to the Pakistani side. It is alleged that she had met a Pakistani officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim, in Delhi, travelled to Pakistan twice, and shared sensitive information. According to police, “suspicious things” were found after the police recovered her laptop and mobile. Additionally, The Deputy Superintendent of Hisar, Kamaljeet said that the vlogger was in “continuous contact” with a Pakistani citizen.

During the preliminary investigation, Jyoti told the police that she had went to the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to apply for a visa and met a man named Ahsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish. Rahim had arranged for her stay and travel, while also arranging meetings with Pakistani security and intelligence agencies.

DSP Kamaljeet in a self-made video on Saturday, said, “Yesterday, based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and BNS 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a five-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.”