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07/06/22 21:36 PM IST

Preparations afoot for 90th Interpol General Assembly

In News 
  • Preparations are afoot for the 90 th Interpol General Assembly that is to be held in the National Capital later this year.
  • The arrangements for the event are being made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in coordination with other government agencies.

Interpol 
  • The International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
  • Headquartered in Lyon, France, it is the world’s largest international police organization, with seven regional bureaus worldwide and a National Central Bureau in all 195 member states.
  • Interpol was conceived during the first International Criminal Police Congress in 1914, which brought officials from 24 countries to discuss cooperation in law enforcement.
  • Interpol provides investigative support, expertise, and training to law enforcement worldwide, focusing on three major areas of transnational crime: terrorism, cybercrime, and organized crime.
India and Interpol
  • The CBI is the designated nodal body for the Interpol in India. It works in close coordination with the Interpol and other member countries for the sharing of inputs related to trans-national crimes and persons wanted by enforcement agencies across the world.
  • India has been a member since 1956.
  • Like any member nation, India maintains a National Central Bureau, which serves as the national platform for cooperation between domestic law enforcement units and the international police community.
  • The NCB is the designated contact point for the Interpol.
Source- The Hindu

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