US Edition‘Pakistan Spy’ Jyoti Malhotra Visited Kerala on Govt Invitation, Reveals RTI; State Tourism Min Reacts
KERALA, INDIA, JUL 06 – Kerala Tourism sponsored 41 influencers including Jyoti Malhotra, whose arrest on espionage charges exposed security gaps in vetting processes, officials confirmed.
- An RTI reply confirms Kerala Tourism Department fully sponsored Haryana influencer Jyoti Malhotra’s trip before her May 2025 espionage arrest.
- The Kerala Tourism Department ran a campaign involving 41 social media influencers from January 2024 to May 2025 to promote the state’s global visibility, later linked to espionage allegations.
- RTI data shows Kerala fully sponsored Malhotra’s travel and stay amid espionage charges, involving 12 suspects across multiple states and links to Pakistani intelligence.
- Opposition parties criticised Kerala's lack of background checks; Riyas defended the campaign as transparent amid government scrambling to contain fallout from the espionage allegations.
- The RTI reveals Kerala's government-sponsored influencer campaign fully funded Jyoti Malhotra's trip, highlighting vulnerabilities in digital espionage safeguards and prompting calls for stricter vetting protocols.
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‘Pakistan spy’ Jyoti Malhotra visited Kerala on govt invitation, reveals RTI; state tourism min reacts
Jyoti Malhotra, a 33-year-old vlogger from Haryana, was arrested for espionage linked to Pakistan. An RTI response revealed her prior visit to Kerala, funded by the state's tourism department, as part of a campaign featuring social media influencers to promote tourism.
Jyoti Malhotra, accused of spying for Pakistan, toured Kerala on govt invite to boost tourism: RTI
Jyoti Malhotra, a popular 33-year-old travel vlogger from Haryana, who was recently arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, was previously involved in a Kerala government tourism campaign, an RTI reply has revealed.
Jyoti Malhotra, Alleged Spy For Pakistan, Visited Kerala On Government Invite
12 individuals arrested across Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Allegedly, these content creators and influencers were targeted by Pakistani intelligence for building an espionage network to extract more information about India.
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