New Delhi: Haris Malhotra, father of Haryana-based YouTuber and alleged Pakistani spy Jyoti Malhotra, said his daughter had gone to the neighbouring country to shoot videos. He asked why she shouldn’t be allowed to contact her friends there if she wanted to.
Haris Malhotra was quoted as saying by ANI: “She made YouTube videos. She used to visit Pakistan and other places. 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 pointed out that his daughter had taken all the necessary permissions needed before she travelled to Pakistan.
Earlier, Jyoti was arrested by Haryana Police from Hisar for allegedly spying for Pakistani agencies. Haris Malhotra said that the cops came to his house on Thursday and seized their bank documents, phone, laptop and passport.
Hisar DSP Kamaljeet reportedly said that the police had recovered some “suspicious things” from her mobile and laptop. Jyoti had been sharing sensitive information with Pakistani officials, they claimed.
The DSP said: “Based on inputs that we had, we arrested Jyoti, daughter of Haris Kumar, under the Official Secret Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 152. We have received some suspicious things after we recovered her mobile and laptop. We have taken her on a 5-day remand, and further investigation is on. She was in continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.” It is alleged that Jyoti met Pakistani officer Ahsan-ur-Rahim, , also known as Danish, in Delhi before travelling to Pakistan twice.
During preliminary investigation, Jyoti revealed that she visited the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to apply for a visa, where she met Ahsan-ur-Rahim. Jyoti disclosed that she met an individual, known to Ahsan-ur-Rahim, who arranged for her stay and travel and arranged meetings with Pakistani security and intelligence agencies, ANI reported.
