West Bengal Police, Rashtriya Raksha University sign MoU; focus on strengthening of cyber crime probe
Howrah, June 17
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Rastriya Raksha University and West Bengal Police at Nabanna, aimed at strengthening capacity building and specialised training in policing and internal security.
Speaking on the occasion, Adhikari said the proposal for collaboration was originally received from RRU in November 2025 but had remained pending.
"The proposal was originally received from RRU in November 2025. During the previous government's tenure, no final decision was taken, and it remained pending. The present government has taken up the matter on priority and granted approval for the MoU between West Bengal Police and Rastriya Raksha University," he said.
The Chief Minister said the partnership would focus on specialised areas including cyber crime investigation and digital forensics, dark web intelligence and tracking, AI-enabled policing and open-source intelligence (OSINT), forensic science, counterterrorism and internal security, border intelligence and coastal security, crime trend analysis in eastern India, anti-human trafficking and organised crime, drone policing, AI-based surveillance, police leadership training, and canine training and dog breeding excellence centres.
"The key courses - cyber crime investigation and digital forensics, dark web intelligence and tracking, AI enabled Policing and OSINT, forensic science and scientific investigation, counterterrorism and internal security, border intelligence and coastal security, crime trend analysis in eastern India, ant-human trafficiking and organised crime, drone policing and AI-based surveillance, Police leadership and mid career training, canine training and dog breeding excellence centre," CM Adhikari added.
RRU Pro-Vice Chancellor Kalpesh H Wandra said the university would work with West Bengal Police in areas related to national security, internal security and policing.
He added that the university had requested the state government to commence the first batch of cybersecurity training at the earliest and was also prepared to conduct training related to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
"Under our mandate of national security, internal security and policing, we will work for the cyber security, smart policing, coastal and maritime security and mental well-being and advancement through technology for the West Bengal police under this MoU as part of capacity building. We have a lot of laboratories and Centres of Excellence for counter terrorism, fitness through sports... We had a conversation with the CM and requested him to allow the first batch of cybersecurity as soon as possible. We are also ready for the training of the new course of BNS. This is our 28th MoU with the West Bengal police," Wandra told ANI.
RRU Dean Jasbirkaur Thadhani said groundwork for the collaboration had begun even before the signing of the agreement. Thadhani said the first batch under the programme is expected to commence in the first week of July.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Glad to see state governments investing in modern policing. The mention of drone policing and AI surveillance shows they're thinking ahead. But I hope privacy concerns are also addressed - technology is great but needs safeguards.
Cyber crime is growing like anything - my elderly parents almost fell for a phishing scam last month. This training can't come soon enough. Also appreciate the mental wellness component for police - they deal with so much stress. Good move by CM Adhikari. 🙏
While this is positive, I wish the MoU had happened earlier. The delay from November 2025 to now shows how bureaucracy slows things down. Still, better late than never. Hope the first batch starting July actually materialises quickly.
Impressive range of topics - from dark web tracking to canine training. This truly is a comprehensive capacity building initiative. I work in cybersecurity and can say that public-private partnerships like this are crucial for India's digital safety. Well done.
Really happy to see 'anti-human trafficking' in the list. We need more focus on this issue in Bengal. Hope the training also includes how to support victims sensitively. The mental well-being component for police is also a welcome addition.✨
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