YouTuber Jasbir Singh, linked to Jyoti Malhotra remanded to 3-day police custody in Pakistan espionage case

Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh, alleged to be in close contact with influencer Jyoti Malhotra and accused of spying for Pakistan, has been arrested and remanded to three days of police custody.

Punjab police unearthed a “terror-backed espionage network” linked to Jasbir Singh. He had allegedly travelled to Pakistan three times, officials said.

What Did Jasbir Singh's Lawyer Say?

YouTuber Jasbir singh's lawyer Madhav Shukla said, “ Jasbir Singh was arrested yesterday. Court had sent him to 3-day Police remand. 7th June, he will produced in the court again. As per Police FIR, there are 3 allegations against him. One is that he gets foreign funding, second is he has link with ISI, third is that he has sensitive data with him.”

Defending Jasbir Singh, the lawyer added, “He used to appear before the State Special Operations Cell as a responsible citizen, whenever he was summoned. If he had any malicious intentions, he would have avoided it.”

“We have submitted bank statements, financial data, and phone but State Special Operations Cell ignored all this. He was arrested and produced in court. Police have not come up on record with anything like who he was in touch with, his mode of communication and mode of money transfer. They just have a simple allegation that he has connection with ISI”

Allegations against YouTuber Jasbir Singh

Jasbir Singh, who operates a YouTube channel called “Jaan Mahal,” has been found associated with PIO Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, part of a terror-backed espionage network.

Jasbir Singh also maintained close contact with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra (arrested for spying) and Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani national and expelled Pak High Commission official.

"Investigations have revealed that Jasbir attended the Pakistan National Day event in Delhi on Danish's invitation, where he met Pakistani Army officials and vloggers. He travelled to Pakistan on three occasions (2020, 2021, 2024), and his electronic devices contained multiple Pakistan-based numbers, now under detailed forensic scrutiny," Punjab Police DGP said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

A resident of Mahlan village in Rupnagar district, Singh has a YouTube channel with over 10 lakh subscribers.

Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said, after Jyoti Malhotra's arrest, Jasbir Singh attempted to erase all traces of his communications with the PIOs to avoid detection.

An FIR has been registered at the State Special Operation Cell in Mohali. "Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror network and identify all collaborators, he added.

The 33-year-old Hisar native Malhotra, who was running a YouTube channel 'Travel with JO', was arrested last month.

On May 13, India expelled Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who was posted at the Pakistan High Commission, for allegedly indulging in espionage.

The action on spy networks within the country comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead and the four-day military conflict with Pakistan that followed.