Espionage case: YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra’s police remand extended by 4 days

A Hisar court on Thursday extended the police custody of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who is facing charges of espionage for Pakistan, by four days. She was produced in the court today on completion of her initial five-day custody.

The police brought Jyoti to the court of Sunil Kumar, Civil Judge (Junior Division), amid tight security. She was produced in Court Number 20 around 9.30 am and remained there until nearly 11 am. The courtroom door was closed and no one was allowed to go inside, with three police personnel stationed outside.

Earlier, she arrived at the court in a white Scorpio car with black-tinted windows and entered the complex through the judges’ entry gate. She was escorted by female police officers in plain clothes and male police personnel. Dressed in a light sky-blue shirt and jeans, she appeared relaxed as she exited the police vehicle. The vehicle dropped her at the court’s entrance, just a few steps away from the courtroom. After the hearing, she got into the waiting vehicle and left via the same judges’ entry route.

During her appearance, police and security agencies in both uniform and civilian dress maintained a presence across the court complex. The movement of lawyers and visitors was also briefly affected due to the high security.

Later, SP Shashank Kumar Sawan informed mediapersons that they had secured four more days of police custody for further investigation. He stated that Malhotra had shared information with Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIO), which was a crime. However, he declined to disclose any further details about the ongoing investigation or her statements during interrogation.

Haryana Tribune