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Interpol Issues Blue Corner Notice in Goa Fire Case

Prelims Only | International Relations | Mains Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and agreements involving India

Why in the News?

Interpol has issued a Blue Corner Notice to trace the missing owners of a Goa nightclub where a major fire incident occurred. The notice enables global police cooperation to gather information on their whereabouts and identity.

About Blue Corner Notice

  • Part of Interpol’s colour-coded alert system.
  • Also called an enquiry notice.
  • Purpose:
    • To collect additional information about a person of interest.
    • To verify identity, location, or criminal background.
  • Typically issued before criminal charges are formally filed.
  • Helps member countries share information rapidly during investigations.

What is INTERPOL?

  • Full name: International Criminal Police Organization.
  • Facilitates international police cooperation against crimes such as terrorism, drug trafficking, cybercrime, human trafficking and organized crime.
  • Members: 196 countries.
  • India joined in 1949.
  • Not a UN agency; it is an independent international body.
  • Holds Permanent Observer status at the UN since 1996.
  • Headquarters: Lyon, France.

India’s Role: 

  • India became a member of INTERPOL in 1949.
  • As a member country, India participates through its National Central Bureau (NCB) located in New Delhi, under the CBI.
  • India can request or respond to Interpol Notices, including Red, Blue, Yellow and others.
  • India contributes to global policing cooperation on terrorism, cybercrime, trafficking, money laundering, and organized crime.
In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report on cyber security incidents? (2017)

1. Service providers 

2. Data Centres 

3. Body corporate 

Select the correct answer using the code given below: 

(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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