The portal aims at enabling country’s law enforcement agencies to share real-time information faster.
Shah,Bharatpol portal
Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah will launch ‘Bharatpol’ portal on Tuesday in New Delhi, an initiative by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to facilitate the law enforcement agencies to share real time information and for faster access to international police assistance.
An official statement read: “Bharatpol portal will significantly facilitate Indian LEAs enabling real-time information sharing for faster access to international police assistance.”
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Citing several important initiatives taken by the under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership to strengthen the country’s law enforcement agencies, the statement said this portal, accessible through its official website, will bring all the stakeholders on a common platform.
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The CBI, as the National Central Bureau (NCB-New Delhi) for INTERPOL in India, facilitates international cooperation in criminal matters in collaboration with various agencies across the country, including law enforcement agencies.
At the Central, state, and Union Territory levels, this coordination is executed through INTERPOL Liaison Officers (ILOs), who are further linked to Unit Officers (UO’s) at the level of Superintendents of Police, Commissioners of Police and Branch Heads, within their respective organizations.
Presently, communications among the CBI, ILOs, and UOs primarily relies on letters, emails and faxes.
The growing footprint of transnational crimes including cyber-crime, financial crimes, online radicalization and organized crimes etc, necessitates faster real-time global assistance in investigations, and to address the same, the CBI has developed the said portal.
The portal will also streamline the processing of all requests for international assistance through INTERPOL, including the issuance of Red Notices and its other color-coded notices.
Shah will also be presenting Police Medals to 35 CBI officers and personnel, who have been awarded the President’s Police Medals for Distinguished Service and Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation.
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