Army Officer’s Wife Booked Under Official Secrets Act Over Alleged Links to Chinese Intelligence Operatives

Jammu , October 19: Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the wife of a senior Indian Army officer for allegedly collecting and sharing sensitive information with individuals suspected of having links to foreign intelligence agencies, including China. The woman, a resident of Telangana currently living in Jammu, allegedly came into contact with suspected operatives posing as academics.

 

 

An FIR has been registered at Gandhi Nagar Police Station under FIR No. 290/2026. The case invokes Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, along with Sections 152 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

 

According to preliminary findings shared by intelligence sources, suspected Chinese operatives allegedly approached the woman under the guise of academics and encouraged her to write articles and other material for publication.

 

Initially, the subjects reportedly focused on environmental issues and geopolitics. Investigators suspect that the topics gradually shifted towards defence-related matters with strategic and operational significance.

 

The woman reportedly came under the scanner after intelligence inputs alleged her involvement in the clandestine collection, possession and transmission of sensitive documents, photographs and electronic data that could have implications for national security.

 

 

 

Sources further suspect that some of the information may have been shared through encrypted communication channels with individuals allegedly associated with foreign intelligence agencies. China and other foreign countries have been mentioned in the police inputs.

 

However, investigators are yet to establish the precise nature of the information allegedly collected or transmitted, the identities of the suspected foreign contacts, and the extent of any information transfer.

 

Section 3 of the Official Secrets Act deals with espionage-related offences involving information prejudicial to the safety or interests of the state, while Section 5 covers wrongful communication and handling of protected information.

 

Police have not publicly disclosed further details regarding the alleged communications, the recovery of any material, or whether searches have been conducted in connection with the case.

 

Investigators are now working to establish how the woman came into contact with the suspected foreign operatives and whether any sensitive information was knowingly or unknowingly passed on to them.