Relevance: GS-3 (Internal Security—Organised Crime, Extradition), GS-2 (International Cooperation) • Source: Indian Express; Interpol; CBI communication protocols

Following the Goa nightclub fire that killed 25 people, Interpol issued a Blue Corner Notice at the request of the CBI, as the accused are believed to have fled abroad. The notice enables international information-sharing to trace their movement.

What is a Blue Corner Notice?

A Blue (B-Series) Notice is an enquiry notice used to:

• verify a person’s identity,
  
• collect criminal background details, and
  
• trace the location of a missing, wanted, or unidentified person.
  

It does not seek arrest; it aids investigation and may precede a Red Notice.

About Interpol–CBI Coordination

• Interpol is an international police cooperation body; its General Secretariat issues colour-coded notices on request of a member country.
  
• Each country’s National Central Bureau (India’s is the CBI for Interpol matters) receives and acts on notices, sharing intelligence, enabling tracing, provisional measures, and supporting extradition where legal conditions exist.
  
• Red notices request provisional arrest pending extradition; Blue notices are investigative.
  

Q. Which of the following are correct about Interpol notices?

1. A Blue Notice is used to gather information on a person’s identity and whereabouts.
   
2. A Red Notice is an international request for provisional arrest pending extradition.
   
3. Interpol has independent powers to arrest fugitives in member states.
   

Select the correct answer:
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3