Interpol issues record 100 red-corner alerts in 2023 at India’s request: CBI director

The CBI Director said the world today faces a multitude of serious and global poly-crimes and threats, such as terrorism, online radicalisation, cybercrime, online child sexual exploitation, corruption, drug trafficking and terrorist financing.

“Indian police have been at the forefront in addressing these challenges through a combination of a robust legal framework, innovative initiatives, leveraging technology and proactive international cooperation,” Sood said, adding that there is “a need for international cooperation in light of the fact that technology-enabled crimes are on the rise and criminals are no longer confined by borders, and so are our efforts to combat them.”

During the conference, participants were briefed by MEA officials on the complexities of extradition, provisional arrest and local prosecution. “The sessions were devoted to operational use of INTERPOL channels, GloBE Network and investigation of complex transnational crimes,” a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.

He said that an expert roundtable discussion on the theme ‘Strengthening International Law Enforcement Partnerships’ was held with speakers from BKA (Germany), FBI (USA), CBI, National Police Agency (Japan), National Crime Agency (UK), PDI (Chile) and Nepal Police.

“The speakers stressed that the globalization of crime poses a major challenge. Effectively countering these threats requires close cooperation and partnership with law enforcement agencies in different countries, and the need for robust and real-time international police cooperation has never been greater,” the statement said.

The CBI, as the National Central Bureau (NCB) for Interpol in India, connects all law enforcement agencies in India, both at the central level and at the state/union territory level, through designated Interpol liaison officers, the report said.