New Delhi, June 7 -- In the latest development in India's crackdown on a suspected espionage network with links to Pakistan, Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh has emerged as a key figure, having allegedly handed over his laptop to a Pakistani intelligence officer for an hour during one of his visits across the border, media reports said.

According to an NDTV report, Singh, who runs the YouTube channel 'JaanMahal Video' with over 11 lakh subscribers, told police during remand that he had travelled to Pakistan six times and had around 150 Pakistani contacts saved in his phone.

He was arrested on June 4 on charges of espionage.

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