A team of 15 police officers from Sri Lanka are currently taking part in a training programme on Road Safety and Traffic Management at the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in Faridabad, India.
The training programme which is fully-funded by the Government of India, saw officers from the ranks of Chief Inspector of Police, Inspector of Police, Sub-inspector of Police and Police Sergeant among the Lankan delegation.
In a media release, the Indian High Commission said the Government of India provided complimentary travel and accommodation, as a gesture of strengthening people-to-people contact between India and Sri Lanka.
The training programme which commenced on September 3 will conclude on September 14.
Several other training programmes such as Crime Scene Management and CCTV Analysis, Expert Testimony on Criminal Trial, Forensic Science, Cyber Forensics, and a seminar on Financial Crime, have been organised by India for Sri Lanka’s Police Force this year, the release said.
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