- The Interpol issues a blue-corner notice against Prajwal Revanna over grave allegations of sexual abuse.
- The Interpol uses a ‘colour-coded’ system to alert and share requests for crime-related information among member countries and global organisations.
- Blue corner notice is issued when the case is related to missing persons also called an enquiry notice, such an alert is sent for additional information from member states about a person, to verify their identity, location, or criminal record concerning a criminal investigation.
- It is different from a red corner notice, considering that the purpose of a blue notice is information about a person of interest in an investigation, while a red corner notice is generally issued against a person wanted for extradition, or serve a sentence based on a court decision, or a similar lawful action.
- The Interpol is an inter-governmental law enforcement organisation that assists and facilitates cooperation between national law forces in 196 member countries to combat transnational crimes.
- The organisation shares information regarding crimes and wanted criminals globally, and provides technical, operational, and investigative support to locate fugitives.
- It manages a database of critical data about wanted criminals, which member countries can use to trace such individuals.
- The agency has a National Central Bureau in all member countries which is a single point of contact between law enforcement agencies of that country and Interpol.
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is officially designated as the nodal agency for India.
- Notably, member countries are not bound by international law to abide by Interpol notices as they are entirely discretionary.
Dig Deeper: Read about Interpol and the role it played in the extradition of wanted criminals in India.
