YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, has got advocate Kumar Mukesh to represent her in the Hisar District Court. The lawyer officially submitted his authorisation (Vakalatnama) to the court, confirming that he will represent the accused in the case. The first hearing is scheduled for June 9.
Speaking to the media, Mukesh said Jyoti has signed the Vakalatnama from jail and that preparations are underway to file for her bail. However, he noted that the case documents have yet to be received. "Once we receive and study the case file within the next couple of days, we will proceed with filing a bail petition," he added.
The lawyer revealed that Jyoti’s father, Harish Malhotra, had initially approached him, though the Vakalatnama could not be signed at that time.
According to Mukesh, Jyoti has travelled extensively, including abroad, to create content for her YouTube channel.
On May 26, the court remanded Jyoti to 14-day judicial custody. She was arrested on allegations of maintaining continuous contact with a Pakistani national and sharing sensitive information.
Investigations suggest that she met a Pakistani intelligence officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim (alias Danish), in Delhi after visiting the Pakistan High Commission in 2023 to apply for a visa. She allegedly travelled to Pakistan twice and shared classified information.
Inspector General of Police (CID Crime Branch), Sarthak Sarangi, confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. "We have just received information that YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra visited Puri's Jagannath temple and posted a video regarding it on Instagram. She also visited Chilika and Konark. She was in touch with a YouTuber from Odisha. We are verifying all the facts. We are in touch with our counterparts in Haryana regarding Jyoti Malhotra," the police official said.
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