Espionage case: Bail plea of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra rejected

Jyoti Malhotra

A Haryana court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested last month on suspicion of espionage.

Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Sunil Kumar heard her bail plea through her lawyer Kumar Mukesh. With the investigation currently underway in the case, the police was against her bail plea.

Mukesh said that after hearing both the sides, the court rejected her bail plea, PTI reported.

On June 9, the court extended Malhotra's judicial custody and fixed her case's hearing on 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," advocate Kumar Mukesh said after the extension.

Malhotra was arrested by Hisar Police on May 16 over suspicion of espionage, following which, she was remanded to five days of police custody by the court.

Following the completion of the remand, the court extended the custody by four more days after the police sought to question her further.

On May 26, the court remanded her to judicial custody for 14 days. Malhotra, who hails from the city, ran a YouTube channel "Travel with JO".

She was arrested at the New Aggarsain Extension and booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.