YouTuber, political science student among 10 arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan

A YouTuber and a political science student are among 10 persons arrested over the past two weeks across Punjab and Haryana for allegedly spying for Pakistani intelligence agencies, The New Indian Express reported.

This comes against the backdrop of heightened tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad amid Operation Sindoor.

On Saturday, a 26-year-old man named Armaan was arrested in Haryana’s Nuh for allegedly sharing details about the Indian Army and other military activities with Pakistan through an employee posted at the High Commission of Pakistan in Delhi, PTI quoted the police as saying.

A local court remanded Armaan to six days of police custody.

The 26-year-old was arrested after the police received a tip-off from central investigation agencies.

A day earlier, the Haryana Police arrested a travel vlogger named Jyoti Malhotra from Hisar for allegedly spying for Pakistani intelligence agencies during Operation Sindoor, reported The Print.

Malhotra was charged under the Official Secrets Act sections pertaining to espionage and wrongful communication of information for the benefit of a foreign power, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section that penalises acts that endanger the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India, according to The Indian Express.

She was remanded to five days of police custody.

The police claimed that Malhotra told them she had visited the Pakistan High Commission in 2023 to obtain a visa, where she came in...

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