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Haryana YouTuber’s Arrest Fuels Probe Into PHC Visa Desk as Alleged ISI Recruitment Hub

Investigators now cast the Pakistan High Commission visa desk as a recruitment pipeline that exploits visa bribes to coerce Indians into espionage.

It has been noted that the Pakistan High Commission visa staffers exploit visa applicants through corruption and coerce them into supplying SIM cards and intelligence inputs.
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Overview

  • Palwal police arrested YouTuber Wasim Akram on charges tied to ISI and the Pakistan High Commission, with incriminating WhatsApp chats under recovery by cyber forensics.
  • He was booked under the Official Secrets Act and the IT Act, with some reports citing the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, following leads from co-accused Taufiq arrested on September 26.
  • Intelligence reporting says Akram acted for PHC visa staffer Jaffar, also known as Muzammil Hussain, after a Rs 20,000 visa bribe and a 2022 trip to Kasur, with Rs 4–5 lakh routed through his accounts and SIM cards and OTPs delivered locally.
  • Investigators describe a recurring method that misuses the PHC visa section to recruit Indians through bribes, small transfers and coercion, echoing earlier Haryana–Punjab cases involving influencers and PHC staffer Danish, also known as Ehsan-ur-Rahim, who was expelled.
  • Haryana Police say the Intelligence Bureau is assisting an expanding inquiry focused on financial trails and deleted chats, with further arrests expected.