Goa, May 21 -- A leaked WhatsApp conversation between Haryana-based travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra and a Pakistani intelligence officer has surfaced, showing her close ties with Islamabad, as Indian authorities continue to investigate her for alleged espionage. Malhotra, who ran the YouTube channel Travel with Jo, was arrested last week after officials discovered she was in regular contact with Ali Hasan, an operative of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence. In one of the chats, Malhotra asked Hasan, "Get me married in Pakistan," which investigators interpret as a sign of her emotional connection with her handlers and the country.

Further investigation revealed that Malhotra maintained several coded conversations with her ISI contacts a...