India’s candidate, Praveen Sinha, Special Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has been elected ‘Delegate for Asia’ on the Executive Committee of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). The elections were held in Istanbul during the ongoing 89th INTERPOL General Assembly. INTERPOL is a global organisation that allows police in its 194 member countries to work together to fight international crime including terrorism and cyber-crime. India’s National Central Bureau (NCB-India) reached out to its counterparts around the world to campaign for this election, the source pointed out. The Indian Ambassador in Turkey, too, pitched in and held bilateral meeting s with delegations to firm up support on the last days before the elections.

Source: The Hindu November 25, 2021 20:26 UTC