New Delhi, Oct 15 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day conference here tomorrow on issues of international police cooperation to track fugitives and coordinate efforts to bring them back to face criminal justice in India.
The Conference ‘Extradition of Fugitives-Challenges and Strategies’ will deliberate on issues including effective use of formal and Informal channels, use of technology in locating fugitive criminals, strategic approach for extradition of fugitives and analysis of financial footprint of wanted fugitives.
Law enforcement agencies and experts will deliberate on various challenges to find a roadmap for expeditious extradition of these fugitive criminals.
The Conference being organized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will focus on Narco, Terror, Cybercrime, Organized crime and Economic offenders.
During the conference, senior police officers from various Central and State Police agencies will participate. Officials from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will also participate.
The Home Minister had, in July this year, called for a coordinated approach to bring back wanted fugitives from abroad. ‘’It is with this objective in mind that CBI has organized the conference to deliberate on bringing back fugitives through appropriate legal and diplomatic channels in a time bound manner,’’ an official spokesman said.
There are more than 300 extradition requests pending with various foreign countries about wanted Indian fugitives. There has been a concern of delays in these matters and fugitives often take recourse different avenues to impede the efforts of their extradition from these countries.
There are instances where many criminals associated with organized criminal gangs have fled from India and continue to engage in criminal activities residing abroad.
Home Minister Amit Shah had launched BHARATPOL portal developed by CBI. The portal has brought the districts Police units, state Police, Central Law Enforcement Agencies and CBI on one platform enabling seamless flow of information.
‘’The deliberations and the exchange of ideas during the conference is expected to bring new insights and perspectives which would help in strategizing further efforts in this direction,’’ the spokesman added.
