New Delhi, May 21 -- The arrest of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with Pakistan has brought back in focus a similar case involving another woman, a foreign service officer.

In 2010, Madhuri Gupta, an Indian diplomat serving in Pakistan at the time, was arrested for spying for Pakistan. The investigation found that she was honey-trapped by Pakistan-based intelligence operatives while she was posted in the country. Falling in love with Pakistani spy cost Madhuri Gupta reputation, career and a three-year jail term.

Jyoti Malhotra allegedly used her digital platform to funnel sensitive information to Pakistan's ISI. But Madhuri Gupta was not a YouTuber but a diplomat posted as the Second Secreta...