Jyoti Malhotra, the journey YouTuber who has been arrested for spying for Pakistan, attended an Iftar dinner on the Pakistan Excessive Fee in New Delhi final yr and posted a video through which she is seen gushing in regards to the preparations, repeatedly expressing an curiosity in visiting the nation and asking nearly everybody she meets to assist her get a visa.
Within the video, the 33-year-old, who runs the journey YouTube account ‘Journey With Jo’, can be seen assembly a Pakistan Excessive Fee official, Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, who had reportedly been declared persona non grata and requested to go away India inside 24 hours for committing espionage and leaking delicate info relating to the actions of the Indian Military. Malhotra additionally meets Rahim’s spouse and it’s clear from her interactions with him that they’ve met a number of occasions earlier than and know one another nicely.
The video, posted on March 30 final yr, begins with Malhotra saying she had been invited for the Iftar celebration after which coming into the Excessive Fee, describing the ornament as “excellent”.
She greets Rahim warmly, asks him how he’s doing, and tells him how pleased she is to see him. A person, whose face shouldn’t be seen however seems to be Rahim, introduces her to officers and tells them she runs the ‘Journey With Jo’ YouTube channel.
Describing the ambiance on the excessive fee, Malhotra tells her viewers in a mixture of Hindi and English, “I’m mesmerised. I’ve no phrases. I’m excited, tremendous duper excited. Bhaisahab, essential to hil gayi (I’m so impressed).”
Home Invite
Rahim introduces Mallhotra to his spouse and so they trade pleasantries, after which he tells the YouTuber about Pakistan Day, which is widely known on March 23. “I’m very pleased after getting such a grand welcome and these preparations,” Malhotra says, to which Rahim responds, “That is how Pakistanis are.”
Malhotra additionally extends an invite to Rahim and his spouse to go to her home in Haryana’s Hisar. “Come see the hospitality in our village. It’s totally comparable.”
The YouTuber then goes round asking a number of attendees whether or not they have visited Pakistan, saying “I wish to go, too” after they reply within the affirmative. “Hopefully I’ll get a visa, we’ll go collectively,” she tells a fellow YouTuber.
Malhotra additionally meets some officers from China and asks them for a visa for the nation as nicely. “Give me visa!” she says.
She runs into Rahim once more and remarks that he seems very busy taking good care of all of the folks attending the dinner.
Earlier Visits
Assembly one other Pakistani official, Malhotra says he handles every little thing on the embassy. “The three or 4 occasions I’ve come, he has recorded the entry and requested for my telephone and different belongings to be stored apart. He’s a really good man,” she says.
“Give me a visa this time,” she tells one other Pakistani official who has joined the excessive fee in February.
She goes on to reward the unfold, appreciating the meals that has been served, earlier than talking to Rahim once more earlier than leaving and telling him how pleased she was to have been invited.
Arrest
Malhotra was arrested from Hisar for sharing Indian army info with Pakistan. She obtained her want to journey to the nation and went there no less than twice. Officers mentioned she confessed to having met Pakistani safety and intelligence officers throughout at lease one of many visits and staying in contact with them after that, sharing “anti-national” info.
On Saturday, she was despatched to police custody for 5 days.