Hisar (Haryana) [India], June 22 (HBTV): A court in Hisar, Haryana, on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive information and maintaining continuous contact with a Pakistani citizen.

Malhotra's lawyer, Advocate Kumar Mukesh, said: ‘Her bail plea was filed before JMFC Sunil Kumar's court and a reply from police was sought today. After the reply from police, I argued in the court... This evening, the court rejected her bail plea.’

Earlier on Monday, a court in Hisar had extended Jyoti Malhotra’s judicial custody by 14 days. According to Advocate Kumar Mukesh, the court had previously remanded her to judicial custody on May 26, which ended on June 9.

Malhotra appeared before the court of Sunil Kumar on June 9, and the next hearing has been scheduled for June 23.

‘The last hearing took place on 26th May, during which the court of Sunil Kumar had sent Jyoti Malhotra to 14 days of judicial custody, which concluded today, 9th June. She appeared again before the same court today, and now the next hearing has been scheduled for 23rd June. Jyoti Malhotra will appear in court again on that date,’ her lawyer said.

He added that the police are analysing Jyoti Malhotra’s bank accounts and the data recovered from her phone and laptop. He also stated that the podcast involving Jyoti and a Pakistani YouTuber, which has surfaced online, only discusses the theme of brotherhood.

Earlier, on May 29, Advocate Mukesh said that Jyoti had travelled abroad with a visa and made videos at different locations for her YouTube channel. On May 26, the court initially sent her to 14 days of judicial custody.

Jyoti Malhotra is alleged to have met a Pakistani officer, Ahsan-ur-Rahim, in Delhi, travelled to Pakistan twice, and shared sensitive information. During the preliminary investigation, she reportedly told the police that she visited the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi in 2023 to apply for a visa and met a man named Ahsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish.

(ANI)