Three days after being arrested on espionage prices, a Mohali courtroom on Saturday remanded YouTuber Jasbir Singh to 2 days of police custody, reported ANI.
Based on the report, Jasbir Singh alias Jaan Mahal (41) is a resident of Village Mahlan in Rupnagar. He has been working a YouTube channel “JaanMahal Video” with over 11 lakh subscribers and posting journey and cooking vlogs.
Commenting on Jasbir’s remand, his lawyer mentioned, as quoted by ANI, “The police had requested for 7 days remand… We requested the police by the courtroom what they did in 3 days. Right now, he has been despatched to a 2-day police remand.”
The police have alleged that Jasbir is linked to a terror-backed espionage community involving Pakistani intelligence operative Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa.
The police additional alleged that Jasbir maintained shut contact with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was earlier arrested for espionage.
Additionally, Jasbir even maintained shut relations with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani nationwide and expelled Pakistan Excessive Fee official, as alleged by the police.
Arrested on Wednesday:
The Punjab Police’s State Particular Operation Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar, on Wednesday arrested Jasbir Singh for spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Companies Intelligence (ISI), Director Normal of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav mentioned in an official assertion.
DGP Gaurav Yadav had mentioned that Jasbir was discovered related to Pakistani Intelligence Operative (PIO) Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, which is part of a terror-backed espionage community.
The DGP additional added that Jasbir maintained shut contact with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra and Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish.
Amongst different issues, DGP Yadav mentioned Jasbir attended the Pakistan Nationwide Day occasion in Delhi on Danish’s invitation, the place he met Pakistani Military officers and vloggers.
The senior police official added the accused travelled to Pakistan on three events, together with in 2020, 2021 and 2024, and got here into direct contact with ISI officers. He was recruited then to hold out espionage actions inside India.
Concluding his assertion, DGP Yadav mentioned Jasbir tried to erase all traces of his communications with these PIOs to keep away from detection, following Jyoti Malhotra’s arrest. In the meantime, investigations are underway to dismantle the broader espionage-terror community.
Others dealing with espionage prices:
A report by NDTV acknowledged that those who’re presently dealing with espionage prices embrace 25-year-old Patiala’s Khalsa Faculty pupil Davendra Singh Dhillon, 24-year-old safety guard in Haryana Nauman Ilahi, 28-year-old well being employee from Gujarat Sahdev Singh Gohil, Arman and Tarif from Haryana, and Rajasthan authorities worker from Jaisalmer Shakur Khan.
All of the above talked about individuals have been arrested on espionage prices and their hyperlinks with Pakistan’s ISI.
