Rahul Dravid to address CBI conference on corruption in sports

The Prime Minister will also present the President8217;s Police medals for Distinguished Service to six CBI officers for their outstanding performance.

This year when cricketing scene is faced with serious allegations of betting and spot-fixing,the agency has decided to introduce a special session on 8220;Ethics and Integrity in Sports 8212; Need for a Law and Role of CBI8221; on Tuesday evening in which Dravid, Chris Eaton,Director,International Centre for Sports Security and Ravi Sawani,Chief of BCCI8217;s Anti Corruption amp; Security Unit ACSU will participate.

8220;The aim of this session is to recognise the root of the problem,evaluate the regulatory mechanism and legal framework in India and to ponder whether the time has come to have a specialised law to tackle corruption in sports,8221; CBI spokesperson Kanchan Prasad said.

Besides corruption in sports,the conference to be attended by representatives from 20 countries and states8217; anti-corruption bureau will deliberate on crucial issues such as Natural Resource Management 8211; Extent of Corruption,transnational human trafficking,crime and asset recovery,crimes related to Intellectual Property Rights,cooperation in investigations in high profile cases among others.