HM Shah to inaugurate ‘Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies’ conference today

October 16, 2025

New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will inaugurate a two-day conference on ‘Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies’ in New Delhi on Thursday. The event is being organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Senior officers from various central and state police organisations will participate in the conference, which will focus on strengthening international police cooperation to trace and bring back fugitives wanted in India.

Officials from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), along with other stakeholders, will also attend. The two-day deliberations will cover a wide range of topics, including the effective use of formal and informal channels for international cooperation, leveraging technology to locate fugitive criminals, strategic approaches to extradition, and analysis of the financial footprints of wanted offenders.

Special sessions will address issues related to narcotics, terrorism, cybercrime, organised crime, and economic offences. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has intensified its focus on international cooperation in criminal investigations.

In July this year, Amit Shah had called for a coordinated approach to expedite the return of wanted fugitives from abroad. The conference aims to develop strategies for achieving this goal through legal and diplomatic channels in a time-bound manner.