NEW DELHI, July 7: A court here on Monday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, arrested in May, on suspicion of espionage.
The Hisar Police arrested Malhotra, who ran a YouTube channel 'Travel with JO', on May 16. Hailing from Hisar, the YouTuber was arrested at the New Aggarsain Extension and booked under provisions of the Official Secrets Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Malhotra is currently under judicial custody, which has been extended by the court, her lawyer Kumar Mukesh said. "Her judicial custody has been further extended by 14 days, and the next date of hearing has been fixed by the court on July 21." The 33-year-old YouTuber appeared before the court through video conference.
On June 9, another court here rejected her regular bail plea. Police had opposed the bail, arguing that the investigation in this case was still underway.
After her arrest on May 16, Malhotra was remanded to five days of police custody by the court.
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