India Offers Capacity Building Training to Sri Lanka Police

COLOMBO (News 1st);  At the request of Sri Lanka, India designed tailor made capacity building training courses for officers at top institutions across India.

These institutions include the Central Detective Training Institutes and the National Security Guard.

India is funding these programs, making them free for Sri Lankan Police.

The training covers a wide range of topics including crime scene investigation, using artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime, and VIP security.

In 2024 alone, more than 130 Sri Lankan police officers – from junior to senior ranks – will benefit from this training.

A recent group of 23 senior officers just arrived in New Delhi for a special two-week program. They'll be focusing on counter-terrorism techniques, internal security threats, and religious extremism.

These courses are offered by Government of India under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and the "Aid to Sri Lanka" programme.