Context:
The Union Home Minister has inaugurated the BHARATPOL Portal, which was developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
BHARATPOL Portal
- Initiative to enhance India’s international law enforcement with INTERPOL.
- Aim: Streamline requests for international police assistance.
- Facilitate real-time info sharing for faster international police collaboration.
- Developed by: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
- Oversees operation and integration with international law enforcement systems.
- Key Features of BHARATPOL
- Global Network Integration: Connects Indian agencies to INTERPOL’s network of 195 countries for crime control and investigations.
- Access to INTERPOL Databases: 19 types of databases for crime analysis, prevention, and fugitive apprehension.
5 Key Modules of BHARATPOL
- Connect: Allows all Indian law enforcement agencies to act as an extension of INTERPOL’s NCB-New Delhi.
- INTERPOL Notices: Enables a scientific method to quickly locate criminals domestically and internationally.
- References: Streamlines the process of seeking and providing international investigative assistance.
- Broadcast: Ensures prompt access to assistance requests from 195 countries.
- Resources: Supports document exchange and capacity-building initiatives.
Potential Benefits of BHARATPOL Portal
- Streamlines collaboration among central, state, and union territory law enforcement.
- Unified platform for handling international criminal investigation requests.
- Rising threats: Cybercrime, financial fraud, human trafficking, organized crime.
- Crime control: Access to INTERPOL databases for data analysis, crime prevention strategies, and criminal apprehension.
- Simplifies extradition process for convicted criminals from foreign countries to India.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
Consider the following:
1. Aarogya Setu
2. COWIN
3. DigiLocker
4. DIKSHA
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]
Which of the above are built on to open-source digital platforms?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (d)