A woman travel blogger from Hisar has been arrested for allegedly spying and passing sensitive information to Pakistani operatives, marking the third such arrest in Haryana this week following the recent ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.
Jyoti Malhotra, a resident of Hisar, was taken into custody after reportedly confessing to sharing confidential information with Pakistani agents. She has been charged under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, as well as Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.
The accused has been placed under police remand for five days as the investigation continues.
Confirming the arrest, Hisar police spokesperson Vikas Kumar stated that Jyoti Malhotra has been taken into custody and is currently being interrogated to uncover further details.
An FIR was registered at the Civil Lines police station in Hisar following a complaint by sub-inspector Sanjay. As per the FIR, Malhotra had visited the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi in 2023, where she reportedly came in contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim, also known as Danish, an official associated with the commission in New Delhi.
“The woman revealed that she remained in touch with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish and during her Pakistan visit in 2023 , she met Ali Ehwan, who ensured her staying and travelling in Pakistan. Ehwan introduced her to Pakistani security and intelligence officials, where she also met with Shakir and Rana Shahbaz,” the FIR reads.
"The blogger had saved Shakir’s name with ‘ Jatt Randhawa’ so that no one could doubt her. After returning from Pakistan in 2023, she remained in touch with all the operatives on encrypted platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Snapchat,” the police FIR added.
The woman travel blogger had reportedly visited Pakistan twice in 2023. Jyoti Malhotra, who ran the YouTube channel “Travel with Jo,” is believed to be part of a wider network operating across Haryana and Punjab, involving agents, financial handlers, and informants.
Danish, an official from the Pakistan High Commission who was declared persona non grata and expelled by the Indian government on May 13, 2025, is alleged to have introduced Malhotra to several Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs).
She is accused of sharing sensitive information related to strategic Indian locations and was reportedly used to project a positive image of Pakistan on social media platforms.
According to investigators, Malhotra was also involved in an intimate relationship with a Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO), with whom she allegedly traveled to Bali, Indonesia. During Danish’s stay in Delhi, she continued coordinating with him, further raising suspicions.
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