nagpur the economic offences wing eow the crime branch unit dealing in complicated financial frauds cases above rs50 lakh may not have cops with qualifications in finance or accounts but senior officials feel that still the show is being managed well with experience and understanding a query sent to the crime branch under right to information rti act revealed that only two of the 22 cops posted in eow have academic background of economics or accounts the information was sought in the backdrop of the debate whether cops dealing with frauds worth hundreds of crores need a suitable academic background to ensure they understand the case and the investigation is proper the rti reply said that one of the five police inspectors deployed in eow has a degree in science and law apart from a masters in business administration mba crime branch could not provide information on the qualifications of four other pis in the unit the same rti query also revealed that one of the two constables deployed in the unit had a bachelors degree in commerce activist advocate tushar mandlekar said that a specialized unit like eow definitely requires specialization to handle cases where knowledge of the subject is essential it is baffling how cops can interrogate press charges and prove the offence if they are not qualified to understand at least the basic issues in the case he said joint commissioner of police sanjay saxena who was earlier with the central bureau of investigation cbi argued that a policeman requires adequate knowledge of indian penal code ipc and criminal procedure code crpc for investigations it is not required that a cop have prolific knowledge of accountancy or economics to probe cases involving such subjects said saxena police department ropes in chartered accountants bank officials and specialists in data analysis in cases requiring involvement of such experts said saxena who has served as head of eow in mumbai crime branch we also have provision for forensic accounting in advanced stages of investigations he said deputy commissioner of police crime branch sunil kolhe too feels that educational qualification is no bar for a sound probe we go for experience and understanding while deputing someone to the department and not mere educational qualification in fact nowhere in the police department are educational qualifications the only criteria for probing cases pertaining to particular subjects he said incidentally kolhe who heads the eow unit is an engineer by qualification