Chandigarh: After Operation Sindoor, Indian security agencies have intensified their action against spies linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. Punjab and Haryana police, in a joint operation, have arrested several suspects, with the name of Hisar-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra standing out prominently.
Jyoti was arrested following the interrogation of Ghazala, who was caught in Malerkotla, Punjab, during which the names of several spies were revealed. The entire network of traitors has now been exposed.
Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on charges of espionage, was presented in court and has been sent to five days of police remand.
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YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra: The Travel Vlogger Caught in a Spy Web
In Hisar, Haryana, YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra was admired for her travel YouTube channel ‘Travel with Jo’. She wasn’t just documenting places; she was living her dream, or so it seemed.
But two years ago, her path crossed with Danish, a Pakistani High Commission official in India. What started as a casual connection soon turned into a dangerous liaison. Jyoti, unaware or perhaps naive to the depth of what she was getting into, visited Pakistan three times and met with intelligence officers. She also traveled to countries like China, UAE, and Thailand—often under the guise of content creation.
Authorities claim Jyoti began subtly painting Pakistan in a positive light on her platforms and even grew personally close to a PIO agent, vacationing with him in Bali. Her arrest stunned her viewers—but to investigators, she was one of the first pieces of a much larger puzzle.
Ghazala: Widow Turned Courier
In Malerkotla, Punjab, Ghazala, a 32-year-old Muslim widow, was just looking for a new beginning when she met Danish while seeking a Pakistani visa. He promised love. He offered marriage. What he actually delivered was deception.
She was slowly roped into delivering cash to field agents, not realizing she had become a pawn in a far more sinister game. Alongside her, Yameen Mohammad, another local man, began helping Pakistani contacts in facilitating visas.
For people like Ghazala, the tragedy isn’t just betrayal by a foreign agent—it’s betrayal of hope, love, and trust.
Devinder Singh: A Pilgrim Caught in a Honeytrap
Devinder Singh Dhillon, a student from Patiala, visited Pakistan during Guru Nanak Jayanti in 2024 with a Sikh religious group. It was supposed to be a spiritual journey, but it turned into a recruitment ground for the ISI.
Officials allege Devinder was lured into a honeytrap—showered with hospitality and gifts—and later coerced into sharing videos of the Patiala Cantonment over WhatsApp.
This is no longer just about data leaks—it’s about trust broken at the most sacred of events.
Armaan: The Tech Courier from Nuh
Then there’s Armaan, a young man from Nuh, Haryana. His involvement was more technical but no less serious. Recruited through financial bait, he supplied SIM cards and sent photos of the 2025 Defense Expo directly to Pakistan. He even helped move money between various sleeper cells.
Quiet, tech-savvy, and unassuming, Armaan represents a new-age spy—one who doesn’t carry a weapon but a smartphone loaded with secrets.
A Deeper Danger
This isn’t just a spy story. It’s a warning. In the age of social media, even likes and shares can become weapons. What seemed like ordinary people—students, widows, vloggers—were manipulated into betraying their country, not always for ideology, but for illusion.
Police across Punjab and Haryana are now rigorously interrogating the suspects. Each confession adds more threads to this invisible web that had begun to stretch dangerously across the nation.
🇮🇳 A Wake-Up Call for National Security
Operation Sindoor is a reminder that espionage today wears new clothes. It travels through Instagram DMs, YouTube comments, and seemingly harmless WhatsApp calls.
As Indian security agencies work to dismantle this network, the bigger challenge lies ahead: ensuring that citizens, especially the young and vulnerable, are educated about the new face of espionage—where the battlefield isn’t just the border, but the inbox.
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YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra Arrested Spying for Pakistan
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