Chandigarh: Punjab Police of Wednesday arrested another YouTuber for allegedly spying for Pakistan. The YouTuber, identified as Jasbir Singh, was arrested from Punjab's Rupnagar. He runs YouTuber channel “Jaan Mahal".
Acting on intelligence input, the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) launched a detailed probe into Singh's activities. Notably, Singh has 1.1 million subscribers on YouTube.
"Acting swiftly on actionable intelligence, State Special Operations Cell (#SSOC), Mohali has unearthed a critical espionage network linked to Jasbir Singh, a resident of Village Mahlan, #Rupnagar," Punjab's Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said in an X post.
As per Yadav, Singh was in touch with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, expelled Pakistan High Commission staffer Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish and Pakistan intelligence operative (PIO) Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa.
For the unversed, Malhotra was arrested last month on charges of spying for Pakistan. Even Malhotra was in touch with Jutt Randhawa.
Investigations revealed that Singh attended the Pakistan National Day event in Delhi in March this year on Danish’s invitation, where he met Pakistani Army officials and vloggers. he had also travelled to Pakistan on three occasions- 2020, 2021 and 2024.
The Punjab DGP also revealed that after Malhotra’s arrest, Singh attempted to erase all traces of his communications with these PIOs to avoid detection. An FIR has been registered at SSOC in Mohali.
"Investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror network and identify all collaborators," Yadav said in the X post.
Singh was arrested a day after Punjab Police took a man from Tarn Taran into custody on charges of allegedly spying for Pakistan. The arrested man has been identified as Gagandeep Singh. He allegedly shared sensitive information, including details about the movement of the Indian Army, during India's Operation Sindoor with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Last Month Malhotra was arrested on similar charges. In the initial investigation it was revealed that she was in contact with Danish and PIO Jutt Randhawa. Malhotra also shared details elated to power disruptions in India during ‘Operation Sindoor’, reported News18. She visited Pakistan three times in two years.
