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YouTuber Jasbir's police remand extended by 2 days in espionage case

He is accused of spying for ISI and sharing sensitive information related to Indian Army with them
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A Mohali court extended the police remand of YouTuber Jasbir Singh by two days after his three-day police remand ended today.

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Jasbir, arrested on espionage charges on June 4, was produced in court today afternoon amidst tight security and media gaze.

Police sought seven-day remand, but after listening to the arguments of both sides, the court granted them two days.

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According to police, Jasbir Singh, who operates a YouTube channel called 'Jaan Mahal' with over 11 lakh subscribers, has visited Pakistan six times. He is allegedly associated with Pakistani intelligence operative (PIO) Shakir, alias Jutt Randhawa, as a part of a terror-backed espionage network.

The Rupnagar resident is accused of spying for ISI and sharing sensitive information related to Indian Army with them.

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The police claimed that Jasbir attended the Pakistan National Day event in Delhi on the invitation of Danish — an expelled Pakistan High Commission official — where he met Pakistani army officials and vloggers. The accused had travelled to Pakistan on three occasions (2020, 2021 and 2024) and came into direct contact with ISI officers, who subsequently recruited him to carry out espionage activities.

A case was registered under Sections 152 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act at the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) police station in Mohali on June 3.

Jasbir is also said to be in contact with Haryana-based YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, already arrested on spying charges, and Ehsan-ur-Rahim, alias Danish.

Following Jyoti’s arrest, Jasbir allegedly erased all traces of his communications with the PIOs to avoid detection, cops said.

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