Army officer’s wife booked in Jammu over alleged contact with foreign intelligence operatives linked to China

Research or Espionage? Police Examine Activities of Army Officer’s Wife

October 18, 2026

Questioned but not arrested: the latest on the Jammu espionage case

Official Secrets Act Case Registered Against Army Officer’s Wife in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against the wife of an Army officer, who is alleged to have collected and shared sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including individuals linked to China, official sources said on Sunday. A preliminary inquiry has not established that any sensitive information was actually shared.

The case

The FIR was registered on Friday at Gandhi Nagar Police Station under the Official Secrets Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The woman comes from Telangana and lives in Jammu with her husband. A Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer has already questioned her as part of the investigation.

Research activities under scrutiny

According to the sources, she was involved in certain research-related activities, which investigators are now examining. Police are trying to work out the nature of those activities and whether any information or material was passed to foreign intelligence operatives. They are also looking into the circumstances in which the case came to be registered, as well as the alleged links with foreign entities.

No arrest so far

The woman has not been arrested. The sources stressed that the allegations are still being looked into and that the preliminary inquiry has not confirmed that any sensitive information changed hands.

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