An Indian Army officer's wife has been booked in Jammu for alleged espionage-related activities for China, officials said. According to Kashmir Media Service, the accused, a well-qualified resident of Telangana, allegedly used artificial intelligence tools including ChatGPT and Claude to write analytical papers on sensitive security issues for Chinese intelligence operatives. The accused undertook an IT internship with the United Nations in 2023 and is currently working as a freelance researcher. She has been questioned following the registration of the FIR and is cooperating with investigating agencies, the officials said. 

The woman was allegedly tasked to write analytical papers on sensitive security, defence, and geopolitical issues, specifically covering Line of Control (LoC) dynamics in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, critical infrastructure projects in Arunachal Pradesh, and drone deployment, they said. According to the officials, the case was registered at Gandhi Nagar police station in Jammu on Friday under relevant provisions of the Official Secrets Act, concerning espionage and the unauthorised handling of protected official information, alongside provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to criminal conspiracy and offences against Indian sovereignty. Intercepted at railway station 

A deputy superintendent of police has been assigned to lead the probe. According to officials, acting on a tip-off, a joint team comprising personnel from the intelligence agency and police intercepted the woman at Jammu Tawi railway station on October 14 when she was reportedly preparing to board a train to Pathankot.  She was stopped and taken to a nearby military station for questioning, the officials said. Her mobile phone was seized and sent for a detailed forensic analysis. The accused married a serving Indian Army officer holding the rank of Major in October 2023 after completing Master of Advanced Studies in European and International Governance in Geneva in 2022.

She also earned a master's degree in International Relations from a university in Bengaluru in 2021. She had also undertaken an online internship with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) in New Delhi and authored several research articles, the officials said. Interrogation indicated that she had interacted with several foreign nationals during her UN internship, including a Chinese national with whom she allegedly maintained contact through WhatsApp. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)