'It's all a lot of sh*t': Scottish YouTuber rubbishes Indian media claims about spying in Pakistan
A Scottish travel vlogger has dismissed Indian media reports that claimed he played a role in exposing an alleged spy from India operating in Pakistan.
Callum Mill, who runs the YouTube channel Callum Abroad, took to social media to clarify that Indian news outlets were twisting footage that he shot in Lahore to fit a baseless narrative.
The controversy surrounds Jyoti Malhotra, an Indian YouTuber arrested by the BJP government on accusations of "spying for Pakistan." Malhotra visited Pakistan in 2023 with a valid visa and was seen in a YouTube vlog walking through Lahore's old Anarkali Bazaar with an armed man following behind her. Callum happened to be in the same market during her visit and briefly interacted with her on camera.
In the video, Callum asks about her thoughts on Pakistan, to which she responds positively, praising the hospitality and saying she's enjoying herself. At the time, Callum expressed mild surprise at the high-level security surrounding Malhotra, saying, "I don't know why she needs so many guns… very strange."
Months later, amid ongoing Pak-India tensions, Indian media began circulating Callum's footage, calling it a "breakthrough". Multiple outlets alleged that the Scottish YouTuber had helped expose a spy network involving Pakistani contacts, despite the fact that the footage was publicly available on Malhotra's own YouTube channel and contained no incriminating evidence.
Callum, clearly frustrated, took to X (previously Twitter) to reject the claims outright. Sharing clips of the same footage being aired on the Indian news channel Times Now, he wrote, "They are using my footage like I've unearthed crucial evidence, but it's all a lot of shit. The gunmen can clearly be seen in her own video, so I'm honestly baffled by why they are bringing me into it."
They are using my footage like I’ve unearthed crucial evidence but it’s all a lot of shit.
— CALLUM ABROAD (@CallumAbroad) May 27, 2025
The gunmen can clearly be seen in her own video she was making so I’m honestly baffled why they are bringing me into it. pic.twitter.com/IWmzC6fY5U
He further added, "Surely Indian police were scrolling her footage to see where she's been and who she's been meeting… they would have seen it."
Callum's strong rebuttal has highlighted the credibility gap in Indian media's reporting, especially when it comes to anything involving Pakistan. Despite the Indian YouTuber having travelled to Pakistan legally and all footage being publicly available, Indian authorities arrested her and several others on vague charges, with no concrete evidence shared with the public yet.