Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Launch ‘Bharatpol’ Portal to Combat Global Cyber Crimes

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday will launch the ‘Bharatpol’ portal developed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to help law enforcement agencies access international police assistance in cyber and financial crimes.

The growing footprint of transnational crimes, including cybercrime, financial crimes, online radicalization, organized crimes, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, necessitates rapid and real-time international assistance in criminal investigations.

To address this challenge, CBI has developed the Bharatpol Portal, accessible through its official website, which will bring all the stakeholders on a common platform, said the ministry in a statement. The portal will significantly facilitate Indian LEAs enabling real-time information sharing for faster access to international police assistance.

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, it said.

At the Central, State, and Union Territory levels, this coordination is executed through Interpol Liaison Officers (ILOs), who are further linked to Unit Officers (UOs) 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 rely on letters, emails, and faxes, the statement said.

The Bharatpol portal will streamline the processing of all requests for international assistance through Interpol, including the issuance of Red Notices and other color-coded Interpol notices.

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