CBI Academy and IGAN

• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy joined the Interpol Global Academy Network at a virtual event.
• IGAN was launched in 2019.
• The Network has members in all regions and supports academic collaboration amongst Law Enforcement Training Institution across the globe.

About CBI Academy

• The CBI Academy had become the 10^th member of Interpol Global Academy Network.
• According to the agency, over the years, it has emerged as a major police institution of the country and South Asia.
• Since 2005, it has imparted training to over 50,000 police officers, including around 1,432 foreign nationals from SAARC nations, Africa, South East Asia, Central Asia and West-Asia.
• Several programmes have been conducted in collaboration with foreign agencies such as S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, French Embassy, National Cyber Crime Unit and National Crime Agency (United Kingdom), Interpol and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada).
• CBI is National Central Bureau of Interpol for India as well as a Nodal Agency for Transnational Organised Crimes, Anti-Corruption Crimes, Bank Fraud Cases and Cyber Crimes.