Overview

• Jyoti Malhotra was arrested on May 26 under Operation Sindoor and remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a Hisar court.
• Investigators allege she maintained direct contacts with Pakistan’s ISI, passed sensitive information and recorded footage of high-security zones.
• BJP leader K Surendran claims the Kerala Tourism Department, headed by Minister Mohammed Riyas, sponsored her three-day Kannur trip.
• Authorities are analysing her digital devices, financial transactions and contacts as the probe into her Pakistan links continues.
• Her YouTube travel vlogs, which showcased tourist spots and strategic sites such as the Cochin Shipyard, have come under renewed security scrutiny.