Explained: What is an Interpol Red Notice, what does it do? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: What is an Interpol Red Notice, what does it do? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 1, 2019 6:04:37 pm

Explained: What is an Interpol Red Notice, what does it do?

As many as 18 requests for RNs from India are pending with Interpol, including against fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, who is, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, a key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank scam.

Interpol describes an RN as “a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action”. (Representational Image)

Home Minister Amit Shah has conveyed to Interpol Secretary-General Jurgen Stock that India would like the international police agency to expedite its process of publishing Red Notices (RNs).