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It was established as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) during the 2nd International Police Congress in Vienna in 1923.
It was established as INTERPOL – The International Criminal Police Organization – after adoption of its Constitution in 1956 at its 25th General Assembly.
Dr Johannes Schober, President of the Vienna Police, served as first President of INTERPOL until 1932.
Members: 196 countries including India as one of the founding members.
Headquarters: Lyon, France
India became a member of INTERPOL in 1949.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) serves as India's National Central Bureau (NCB) for INTERPOL.
In 2021, then CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha was elected as the Delegate for Asia on INTERPOL’s Executive Committee.
It does not work under the UN. But it has had a special role – that of Permanent Observer at the United Nations – since 1996.
Interpol issues different types of notices which have different objectives. Types Of Notices issued – Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, Orange, Purple, Green, Silver.
The first Red Notice was issued in 1947 for a Russian man wanted for murdering a policeman.
Silver Notice is the newest addition to the INTERPOL’s colour-coded Notices.
The INTERPOL in July 2025, issued the first silver notice on India’s request to track the global assets of former French Embassy officer Shubham Shokeen, who is wanted in connection with a visa fraud.
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