The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has trained 24 law-enforcement officers from 16 countries in a one-week course on investigating corruption and recovering stolen assets, held at the CBI Academy in Ghaziabad from 4 to 10 November 2026.
The course, "Investigation of Anti-Corruption Cases and Asset Recovery", ran under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme of the Ministry of External Affairs. CBI Special Director N. Venu Gopal presided over the valedictory function.
Who took part
There were 11 women and 13 men. Botswana sent three officers; Lebanon, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe two each; and Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Madagascar, Maldives, Myanmar, Namibia, Panama and Paraguay one each.
What the course covered
- the anti-corruption legal framework under the UN Convention against Corruption and Indian law
- identifying and collecting digital evidence
- detecting cryptocurrency investments in investigations
- tracing assets and the money trail, including benami and shell-network assets
- litigation support and evidence
- recovery of proceeds of crime, and civil and criminal asset forfeiture
Participants also visited the CBI's NETRA (Network for Evidence Tracing, Research and Analysis) lab and the Global Operations Centre at its headquarters, and made an educational trip to historical places in Delhi.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and date is taken from the official CBI press release dated 11 Nov 2026 (cbi.gov.in). Nothing is added from outside the release. Story written by BDT.
Sources
- 1.CBI Trains 24 Officers from 16 Countries in Investigation of Anti-Corruption Cases and Asset Recovery — Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Government of India
