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Jammu-based Army officer’s wife booked for alleged espionage, suspected Chinese links
Updated On: 18 October, 2026 09:57 PM IST | Jammu | mid-day online correspondent
The woman is accused of allegedly sharing sensitive information, documents, photographs and electronic data through encrypted communication channels with individuals suspected of having links to foreign intelligence agencies. The allegations are under investigation

The woman has been booked under Section 152 of the BNS, which deals with acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. If the charges are established in court, the offence can attract imprisonment ranging from seven years to life, along with a fine. Representational Pic
Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the wife of a senior Army officer for allegedly sharing sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including suspected Chinese agents who reportedly posed as academicians and engaged her to write articles on defence-related issues, an official source told news agency IANS on Sunday.
The FIR was registered at Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Jammu against the woman, who is a resident of Telangana, under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Sections 152 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the source said.
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