The Haryana Police detained a YouTuber from Palwal on the accusation that he was spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the High Commission of Pakistan, according to officials on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Wasim Akram, a resident of Kot village in Palwal district, ran a channel where he posted videos on the history of Mewat. He was arrested on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported.
Akram had been in contact with Pakistani agents for the past three years and had allegedly provided them with SIM cards, police said.
Investigators also recovered several incriminating WhatsApp messages from his phone, including some that had been deleted. The cyber cell is currently working to retrieve those deleted texts, officials added. Taufiq, another Pakistani spy arrested by the Palwal police last week, gave them the lead about Akram.
In 2021, Akram reportedly came in contact with Pakistani agent Danish while applying for a visa to Islamabad. Though Akram’s family denied his travel to Pakistan, several revelations emerged during his interrogation, which suggest that he had cross-border links.
