CBI Trains 24 Officers From 16 Countries In Anti-Corruption Probes, Asset Recovery

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has trained 24 law enforcement and investigation officers from 16 countries in anti-corruption investigations and asset recovery under an Indian government capacity-building programme, highlighting India's efforts to strengthen international cooperation against financial crimes.

The week-long training programme was conducted at the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad from November 4 to 10 under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, officials said on Wednesday.

The programme concluded on November 10 with a valedictory function presided over by CBI Special Director N Venu Gopal, according to an official statement.

The participants included officers from Botswana, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Madagascar, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Panama and Paraguay. The group comprised 11 female and 13 male officers.

The training covered key aspects of financial crime investigation and asset recovery, including the legal framework under the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and relevant Indian laws.

Participants were also trained in identifying and collecting digital evidence, detecting cryptocurrency investments, tracing assets, following money trails and uncovering benami transactions and shell company networks.

Other areas covered included litigation support, evidentiary requirements, recovery of proceeds of crime and civil and criminal asset forfeiture.

As part of the programme, the officers visited the Network for Evidence Tracing, Research and Analysis (NETRA) laboratory and the Global Operations Centre at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi.