Operation Trishul

March 14, 2023

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has extradited 33 fugitives involved in various criminal activities under its ‘Operation Trishul’ since 2022.
Under ‘Trishul’, CBI geolocates criminals with help of Interpol channels and seeks their deportation or extradition through formal route.
It utilises Interpol’s Star Global Focal Point Network, analysis of financial crime files and using Interpol’s channels to identify dispersal of proceeds of crime.
Operation Trishul also aims at dismantling support networks and generate criminal intelligence on shell companies, fraudulent transactions, money mules and co-accused located globally.
The CBI also works in close coordination with the police of other countries to undertake this operation.
It includes tracing suspects, alongwith proceeds of financial crimes.