YouTuber Jasbir's Police Remand Extended by 2 Days in Spying Case

The accused was allegedly in touch with influencer Jyoti Malhotra, who is in custody on charges of spying for Pakistan

- Press Trust of India

CHANDIGARH: A Mohali court on Saturday extended for two days the police remand of Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh, who was arrested on espionage charges on June 4.

Jasbir Singh, 41, was produced in the court after his three-day police remand ended on Saturday. Police sought a seven-day remand, but the court granted them two days, his counsel said.

Jasbir Singh was in touch with influencer Jyoti Malhotra, who is in custody on charges of spying for Pakistan, and after his arrest, the police had said that it had unearthed a terror-backed espionage network linking him to Pakistani intelligence and army officials.

"Haryana Police had summoned Jasbir Singh on June 6 in the Jyoti Malhotra espionage case but before he could join the investigation, he was arrested by Punjab Police," Jasbir Singh's counsel Mohit Dhupar claimed on Saturday.

He also denied the charge that Singh was an agent of Pakistan's spy agency ISI.