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Time of India
17 hours ago
- Time of India
Girl and her friend beat up and drug ex-boyfriend before throwing him into canal in Ludhiana.
Ludhiana: A young man was allegedly thrashed, drugged, and thrown into a canal by his ex-girlfriend and her current partner, prompting a police investigation in this district and a search for the suspects. The 20-year-old complainant, Harkirat Singh of Tungaheri village, told police that he was lured into meeting his former girlfriend, Jasleen Kaur of Siloani village, on June 18 after she messaged him on Instagram. Upon arriving in the Jodhan area, Harkirat Singh entered a parked car where Jasleen was waiting. She allegedly took his mobile phone under a pretext and engaged him in conversation. Soon after, their former schoolmate — reported to be Balkaran Singh of Jattpura village — arrived. Harkirat Singh claims Jasleen revealed to him she had been in a relationship with Balkaran for nine months. He alleges that the pair then assaulted him, attempted to strangle him with Jasleen's dupatta, and injected an unknown substance into his abdomen before dumping him in the nearby Siloani canal. Harkirat Singh said a passing member of the village panchayat had rescued him and admitted him to a local medical facility at Pakhowal, from where he was referred to a hospital in Ludhiana. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo He, later, filed a police complaint. The Jodhan police have booked Jasleen and Balkaran under charges related to attempted murder, abduction, and criminal conspiracy. Assistant sub-inspector Kabal Singh confirmed that the suspects were on the run, while a manhunt for the duo was on. MSID:: 121993289 413 |
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
NIA grills Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra over espionage charges
The officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Haryana Police on Monday interrogated Hisar-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives. An official spokesman of the Hisar police said that Malhotra told the probe officials that she was introduced to Ehsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish, at the Pakistan High Commission by Harkirat Singh, an employee of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Kurukshetra, when she went to apply for a visa to Pakistan. 'On Sunday, Hisar special task force (STF) had arrested Harkirat Singh and later released him after questioning. His mobile phone was seized and sent to a laboratory. If his involvement is found on wrong means, he will be arrested. Harkirat Singh is also working as a visa agent and the officials are probing his role in Jyoti's alleged spying case,' Hisar police spokesman Vikas Kumar said. Officials, requesting anonymity, said Jyoti had visited various places, including Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, three months before the terror attack. 'She had travelled to several places in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan. We are ascertaining her role and with whom she shared which type of information. Prima facie it seems that Danish, who was expelled from India on May 13 for espionage activities, had honey-trapped Jyoti and used her as an asset. She travelled to Pakistan thrice, once to China and other countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia and others. Her bank account details are being examined apart from digital gadgets,' said the officials. A day earlier, Hisar superintendent of police (SP) Shashank Kumar Sawan had said that Jyoti Malhotra did not have direct access to any information related to the military or defence operations that she could have shared, but she was in touch with Pakistani officials. 'They were developing her as an asset. She was in touch with other YouTube influencers. They were also in touch with PIOs (public information officers). She used to go to Pakistan, like on sponsored trips. She was in Pakistan before the Pahalgam attack, and the investigation is on to establish linkages, if there are any. We are also investigating, as we have leads that other people were also involved with her,' the SP had said. The SP said that the YouTuber had visited the Pakistani embassy and uploaded a video in March last year. 'Pakistan is not a normal country for us. Attending several events with them and remaining in touch with Danish and others during the conflict period endangers the unity and sovereignty of the country,' the SP said. According to police officials Jyoti was regularly in touch with Danish and other public information officers. ' The cyber experts are analysing her laptop , mobile phone and other electronic gadgets. After that we would reach a conclusion which type of information she shared with them. She went to Kashmir before the Pahalgam attack and visited Pakistan before that. The Haryana police and intelligence teams are trying to ascertain if there was a link between these trips,' said senior police officials. Nuh police arrests another 'spy' The joint teams of the Central investigation agency (CIA) and Nuh police on Sunday evening arrested a man identified as Mohammad Tarif for allegedly sharing sensitive defence information and SIM cards to a Pakistani official at High Commission in Delhi. This comes after the arrest of Arman from the Rajaka village two days ago on same charges, police said on Monday. Tarif, a resident of Kangarka village in Nuh district, is accused of leaking sensitive intelligence related to Indian military activities to Pakistan. An official spokesman of Nuh police told HT that the suspected man admitted to providing SIM cards to an employee at the Pakistan High Commission and travelling to Pakistan himself. ' He also shared pictures and videos of Sirsa Air Base from outside. In 2018, he went to the Pakistani High commission in Delhi where an official, Asif Baloch, took his phone number to inform him when his visa will be granted. Four days later, Asif called him and asked seriously if he wanted a visa. When Tarif expressed eagerness, he told him to bring two SIM cards in lieu of visa acceptance. When he came back, Asif again called him saying if you want to make money, talk to people for a Pakistan visa and take ₹8,000 - ₹10,000 per case and he assured him of giving half money,' the spokesman said. The accused told the police that last year Baloch called him to Pakistani High Commission and introduced him with another person Zafar, whom he provided two SIM cards and Zafar ensured his third time Pakistan visa, adding after returning from Pakistan, Zafar asked him to provide pictures outside of Sirsa Air Base. A case has been registered at the Sadar Tauru police station against Tarif and two Pakistani nationals — Asif Baloch and Zafar , both employees at the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. They have been charged under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act and Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
India Today
19-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Helped 'spy' YouTuber once, she managed later: Jatha official who took her to Pak
As the probe deepens into Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra's alleged espionage for Pakistani intelligence, a Sikh Gurdwara Committee employee who reportedly introduced her to a Pakistani officer, spoke to India Today TV, clarifying his role in her travel arrangements to the neighbouring Malhotra, 33, who runs the YouTube channel 'Travel with Jo', was arrested last week from Hisar on charges of spying for Pakistan. According to officials, she was in contact with a Pakistani officer stationed at the Islamabad High Commission in Delhi during the India-Pakistan military flare-up that followed the deadly April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's had reportedly visited Pakistan three times - in 2023, 2024, and as recently as March 2025, just weeks before the terror strike in Pahalgam, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists. Sources told India Today TV that Harkirat Singh, a Sikh Gurdwara Committee employee, who is one of the 11 people being investigated for possible links to Pakistan's espionage network, had introduced Jyoti to Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish - a Pakistani embassy official who was expelled from India last a phone interview, Harkirat Singh said he was questioned extensively by central agencies but denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Malhotra's alleged spying activities."My phone has been seized. I was questioned about Jyoti and the jatha process. I didn't know her personally at the beginning. She first contacted me in November 2023 for the Baisakhi jatha. She got my number from Hisar Deputy Commissioner's office, where her Pakistan travel file was already submitted. We helped her complete the visa process, as we do for all jatha members," Harkirat Singh also clarified that Jyoti only travelled with his group once and managed subsequent visits on her own after reportedly establishing direct contact with Danish."She travelled with us only once. After that, she handled her own visa and documents. Since 2011, I have helped around 7,000 devotees visit Pakistan for gurdwara darshan. We organise three jathas every year, strictly following government and police verification guidelines," Singh also revealed he had been interrogated by multiple agencies over 24 hours, with questioning lasting three to four hours."They noted the details of people we coordinate with in India and Pakistan. That's standard for jatha arrangements. They have seized my phone to investigate any possible financial links with Danish or his network. I told them there is nothing of the sort and have fully cooperated," Singh if he was aware of Jyoti's dealings with Pakistani intelligence officials, Harkirat Singh said, "We have no idea of what she did and whom she was in contact with."A case was registered against Malhotra, whose YouTube channel and Instagram accounts have 3.77 lakh subscribers and 1.33 lakh followers respectively, under relevant sections of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya is currently on a five-day police remand. Her financial transactions and travel details are being Watch IN THIS STORY#India-Pakistan#Haryana
