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    Union Home Minister Inaugurated the BHARATPOL Portal Developed by the CBI

    Posted 08 Jan 2025

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    The launch of BHARATPOL represents a significant advancement in India's law enforcement capabilities, particularly in international cooperation and crime control.

    • The CBI, which serves as the National Central Bureau (NCB-New Delhi) for INTERPOL in India, will manage the portal. 

    Five Key Modules of BHARATPOL

    • Connect: Enables all Indian law enforcement agencies to function as an extension of INTERPOL's NCB-New Delhi.
    • INTERPOL Notices: Facilitates a scientific mechanism to swiftly locate criminals both within India and globally.
    • References: Simplifies seeking and providing international assistance for investigations abroad.
    • Broadcast: Ensures immediate availability of requests for assistance from 195 countries.
    • Resources: Facilitates exchange and management of documents and capacity-building initiatives.

    Potential Benefits

    • It will streamline collaboration among central, state, & union territory law enforcement agencies by serving as a unified platform for handling international criminal investigation requests.
    • Address rising threat of transnational crimes: i.e. cybercrime, financial fraud, human trafficking, and organized crime.
    • Crime Control: Access to INTERPOL databases will enable officers to analyze data, develop crime prevention strategies, & apprehend criminals more effectively. 
    • It will simplify the process of extraditing convicted criminals from foreign countries to India.                             

    International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

    • Establishment: Founded in 1923, INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization.
    • Headquarters: Lyon, France
    • Member Countries: 196
    • Purpose: Facilitates global cooperation among law enforcement agencies to combat international crime.
    • Key Functions: Issues alerts like Red Notices, maintains databases on criminal activities, supports member countries with training, resources etc.
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    • INTERPOL
    • BHARATPOL
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