Jyoti Malhotra, a YouTuber from Haryana who was later arrested for allegedly spying for Pakistan, was seen in March walking around Lahore’s Anarkali Bazaar. A Scottish YouTuber named Callum Mill spotted him by chance and was surprised to see Malhotra surrounded by six men carrying AK-47 rifles, the kind of security usually given to very important people.
Callum, who runs a travel YouTube channel called Callum Abroad, posted the video of their meeting in March.
The video shows Callum walking through the busy markets of Lahore, one of the main cities in Pakistan. He notices some men in green uniforms carrying big guns. Then he sees Jyoti Malhotra walking through the market with a group of armed guards. In the video, they have a short chat:
Callum: I’m from Scotland, UK.
Malhotra: Is it your first time in Pakistan? How do you feel about Pakistan?
Callum: I love it. Pakistan zindabad!
Malhotra: You have to come to India. I’m from India.
Callum: What do you think of Pakistan’s hospitality?
Malhotra: It’s great. I’m loving it.
Callum later understood that the armed guards were there for Jyoti Malhotra.
He said, “The Indian girl… she’s the one with the security guys. I don’t know why she needs so many guns. Look at how many are around her… I think there are more than six. Very strange.”
He also added, “If someone has that much security, it makes the place feel unsafe.”
Have a look at his video:
About Jyoti Malhotra
Jyoti Malhotra, 33, is a popular YouTuber with over 3.87 lakh subscribers and more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. She reportedly visited Pakistan twice. During one of those visits, she met an official from the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. Her contacts with Pakistani officials made the authorities suspicious, and she was questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Malhotra has been charged under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 152 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita Act.
She is one of 12 people arrested from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh for spying. Police believe this case may be connected to a bigger spy network linked to Pakistan in northern India.
