Indian YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was recently detained on charges of espionage on behalf of Pakistan, was seen in Lahore’s Anarkali Bazaar several months ago with an unusually large security contingent. The meeting, recorded on camera by a Scottish travel vlogger, has provided yet another dimension to the ongoing investigation attributed to Operation Sindoor.
Scottish Vlogger’s Encounter Raises Eyebrows
Scottish YouTuber Callum Mill, also known as Callum Abroad, posted a video in March about his travel experiences through Lahore. He unexpectedly meets Malhotra during the video, as at least six men carrying AK-47 rifles guard her.
Callum explains his shock during the encounter: “The Indian girl. She is with the guys, the security. I don’t understand what the need for all the guns is. Look how many guns are around her. I think there are over six gunmen. Very, very strange.”
– Scottish You Tuber Callum Mill uploaded this video in March 2025
– Pakistani spy Jyoti Malhotra was walking through Pak streets with 6 men armed with AK-47 rifles
– Why was there so much security for an ordinary YouTuber?
This ISI agent’s friends & relatives should be… pic.twitter.com/wTWOSlR0sM
— BALA (@erbmjha) May 26, 2025
He continues, “If you have that kind of security around you, it makes the place look unsafe.”
Callum and Malhotra exchange a few brief words in the clip.
Callum: “I am from Scotland, UK.”
Malhotra: “Is this your first visit to Pakistan. Do you like Pakistan?”
Callum: “I love it. Pakistan zindabad.”
Malhotra: “You have to visit India. I am Indian.”
Callum: “How is the hospitality of Pakistan?”
Malhotra: “It is wonderful. I am enjoying it.”
Who is Jyoti Malhotra?
Malhotra operated the YouTube channel Travel with Jo and regularly uploaded videos of her global travels. She traveled to Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, among other places. The Indian government arrested her this month for suspected espionage activities.
She is said to have been in constant touch with Ehsan-ur-Rahim alias Danish, a Pakistani High Commission official ousted from India on May 13 on charges of espionage. Authorities suspect Malhotra was being groomed as a Pakistani asset and was in contact with Danish during Operation Sindoor, India’s recent counter-terror operation.
She is among 12 people picked up from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh in the last fortnight on suspicion of espionage. Investigators are now interrogating her itinerary and connections.
