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US offers to train 24 India police officers in counter-terrorism operation
NEW DELHI: As part of its counter-terrorism cooperation with India, the USA has offered to train 24 Indian police officers to effectively investigate explosions and terrorist crimes scenes at Moyock, North Carolina during July-August this year.
The training course (July 23 to August 10) will include a final practical exercise that will require participants to apply the skills acquired during the training to "an actual explosive incident scene and determine the perpetrators in the scenario provided."
"Though the US had offered such course in the past as well and many Indian officers could avail this opportunity to learn skills of investigation, the upcoming module of training will be more comprehensive. It will allow Indian investigators to learn post blast investigation techniques using sophisticated tools", said a home ministry official.
New Delhi would soon send the list of officers (in the ranks of inspector to SP) to Washington through the ministry of external affairs. US department of state will bear the cost of the training programme.
Seeking list of police officers for the post blast investigation (PBI) training, the US has made it clear that the course is not open for anyone working in intelligence agency or military unit. However, personnel assigned to an intelligence unit within a law enforcement organization and who support the law enforcement function of that organization, are acceptable.
Accordingly, Prashant Nikam, director (police) in the Union home ministry, wrote to all state police chiefs and heads of central police organisations including National Investigation Agency (NIA) to send the nomination for the course.
"The course will use lecture, group discussion, and case studies to train participants in bomb scene investigative techniques, methods of material identification, and analysis of evidence required to identify the perpetrator of a bombing", said Nikam in his note.
Giving details of the course, he said the training involved investigative techniques, crime scene management, material identification methods and evidence collection and analysis.
"Utilizing classroom lecture, group discussions, case studies and practical exercises, participants will investigate post blast crime scenes with the goal of developing the tactics, techniques and procedures to enhance skills necessary to preserve crime scene evidence and identify the perpetrators", said the director.
Officials in the home ministry believe that the course - which is devised on "train-the-trainer" methodology -- will facilitate India's development of a viable anti-terrorism programme within its law enforcement community.
An official said: "Those who will get the training in US may be helpful in training their subordinates and other colleagues back home".
US offers to train 24 India police officers in counter-terrorism operation - The Times of India
NEW DELHI: As part of its counter-terrorism cooperation with India, the USA has offered to train 24 Indian police officers to effectively investigate explosions and terrorist crimes scenes at Moyock, North Carolina during July-August this year.
The training course (July 23 to August 10) will include a final practical exercise that will require participants to apply the skills acquired during the training to "an actual explosive incident scene and determine the perpetrators in the scenario provided."
"Though the US had offered such course in the past as well and many Indian officers could avail this opportunity to learn skills of investigation, the upcoming module of training will be more comprehensive. It will allow Indian investigators to learn post blast investigation techniques using sophisticated tools", said a home ministry official.
New Delhi would soon send the list of officers (in the ranks of inspector to SP) to Washington through the ministry of external affairs. US department of state will bear the cost of the training programme.
Seeking list of police officers for the post blast investigation (PBI) training, the US has made it clear that the course is not open for anyone working in intelligence agency or military unit. However, personnel assigned to an intelligence unit within a law enforcement organization and who support the law enforcement function of that organization, are acceptable.
Accordingly, Prashant Nikam, director (police) in the Union home ministry, wrote to all state police chiefs and heads of central police organisations including National Investigation Agency (NIA) to send the nomination for the course.
"The course will use lecture, group discussion, and case studies to train participants in bomb scene investigative techniques, methods of material identification, and analysis of evidence required to identify the perpetrator of a bombing", said Nikam in his note.
Giving details of the course, he said the training involved investigative techniques, crime scene management, material identification methods and evidence collection and analysis.
"Utilizing classroom lecture, group discussions, case studies and practical exercises, participants will investigate post blast crime scenes with the goal of developing the tactics, techniques and procedures to enhance skills necessary to preserve crime scene evidence and identify the perpetrators", said the director.
Officials in the home ministry believe that the course - which is devised on "train-the-trainer" methodology -- will facilitate India's development of a viable anti-terrorism programme within its law enforcement community.
An official said: "Those who will get the training in US may be helpful in training their subordinates and other colleagues back home".
US offers to train 24 India police officers in counter-terrorism operation - The Times of India
