India Trains Around 3,000 Officials in Cryptocurrency Forensics and Investigation

cryptonews.com:

India offered officials from various cybercrime and police departments training in cryptocurrency forensics and investigation during the financial year 2022–2023.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)’s annual report, the training is aimed to equip law enforcement personnel with the necessary skills to combat cryptocurrency-related crimes.

Under the Narcotics Control Bureau, which serves as India’s central law enforcement and intelligence agency, 141 officers received training specifically focused on darknet investigations, cryptocurrencies, and workshops on digital footprints, intelligence gathering from open sources, and social media analysis.

“NCB has developed a Core Training Module along with 05 separate training modules for different ranks such as Dy. SPs and above, IOs/JIOs (Inspectors/Sub-Inspectors), SPP/PPs, other ranks as well as officials of civil departments to have standardization in the training on drug law enforcement,” the report said.

The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre also played a significant role by training more than 2,800 cyber police officials in the field of crypto forensics and investigations.

The training included new technologies such as anonymization networks and the investigation of mobile application misuse in cyberspace.

As India prepares to tackle potential crypto-related crimes amid the increasing adoption of cryptocurrencies, the nation is simultaneously exploring mainstream use cases for blockchain technology.

Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL), a state-run oil and gas company, recently launched a blockchain system to automate the verification of purchase orders (POs).

Through a partnership with Zupple Labs, a blockchain software firm, HPCL integrated blockchain-based digital