Jasbir Singh, arrested for ‘spying’, seen hugging Pakani cops in old video: ‘The love of…’ | Trending
Jasbir Singh, a Punjab-based YouTuber, has been arrested after police unearthed a “terror-backed espionage network” linked to him. The content creator, who has suspected links to Pakan-based handlers and terror outfits, runs a YouTube channel called “Jaan Mahal” which has over a million subscribers. Jasbir Singh shared videos of his visit to Pakan in April 2024. Singh was also allegedly in close contact with Haryana-based influencer Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested last month for allegedly spying for Pakan. What did Jasbir Singh post about Pakan visit?Jasbir Singh had allegedly travelled to Pakan thrice, officials said, according to news agency PTI. In April 2024, he shared multiple videos of his visit to Pakan as part of a jatha that takes piligrims to various Sikh holy sites in Pakan. One of the videos shows him greeting and hugging Pakani policemen at a railway station. After briefly chatting with the cops, Singh process to greet another Pakani officer on the railway platform. “Pakani police da piyar(the love of Pakani police),” he captioned the video. The Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib gurudwaras were among the Sikh religious sites he visited in Pakan. Singh also shared videos of him crossing the Attari-Wagah border as well as a clip from Lahore. (Also Read: Jyoti Malhotra was seen with man who carried cake to Pakan Embassy after Pahalgam attack) Who is Jasbir Singh?Jasbir Singh is a resident of Mahlan village in Punjab’s Rupnagar drict. He has over a million subscribers on YouTube and over 40,000 followers on Instagram. “Jasbir Singh, who operates a YouTube channel called ‘Jaan Mahal’, has been found associated with PIO Shakir alias Jutt Randhawa, part of a terror-backed espionage network,” Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said in a post on X. He also maintained contact with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakani national who was expelled as an official of the Pakan High Commission, Yasdav said. (Also Read: Old video of Jyoti Malhotra’s ‘trashy’ behaviour in China goes viral again: ‘Tarnishing India’s image’)
