Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: BHARATPOL Portal
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri P C Mohan, Shri Tapir Gao, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 252

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025/ MAGHA 15, 1946 (SAKA) BHARATPOL PORTAL

†252.     SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI P C MOHAN:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SMT. KRITI DEVI DEBBARMAN:

SHRI TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of online portal created/started recently to register cyber crime complaints;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposals/plans  to  expand  the capabilities of the BHARATPOL Portal beyond criminal investigations to include  international  cooperation,  counterterrorism,  cybersecurity  and financial fraud detection and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  States/UTs  and  Central  law  enforcement  agencies currently using/integrated into the BHARATPOL system;
- (d) the details of technical training/capacity building programmes being provided/implemented to police forces and investigative and law enforcement agencies to ensure optimal use of the portal; and

(e)  whether  the  portal  has  led  to  measurable  improvements  in  crime resolution rates and international cooperation in criminal investigations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (e): BHARATPOL portal was launched on 07.01.2025 by Shri Amit Shah,  Union  Home  Minister  of  India.  The  modules  seek  to  provide assistance  to  indian  law  enforcement  agencies  in  seeking  assistance from  foreign  law  enforcement  agencies  in  criminal  matters  relating  to transnational organized crime, trafficking in narcotics, migrants and arms, organized cyber crimes, economic fraud, child pornography and terrorism etc.. Currently, BHARATPOL Portal has the following five modules:

- (1)  Connect Module: It connects CBI as National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in India with all law enforcement authorities in India on a single platform.
- (2) Broadcast Module: Requests from foreign countries for assistance or criminal intelligence shared by foreign countries can be transmitted for action or information to Indian law enforcement agencies.
- (3)  INTERPOL  References  Module:  It  facilitates  rapid  international assistance  through  INTERPOL  channels  to  Indian  law  enforcement agencies for Investigation abroad.

(4) INTERPOL  Notices  Module: It facilitates rapid, secure and structured transmission of requests for INTERPOL Notices to Indian Law Enforcement Agencies.

- (5) Resources Module: It provides access to relevant documents and capacity building resources.

All  INTERPOL Liaison Officers (ILOs) of all States/UTs and Central Law Enforcement Agencies are connected with CBI and all Unit Officers (UOs) of  States/UTs  Central  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  are  connected  with respective ILOs through connect module of BHARATPOL Portal. Presently 51 Law Enforcement Agencies (Annexure 1) and more than 500 unit offices of various law enforcement agencies are connected through this portal.

A  training  session  was  conducted  at  CBI  Headquarters  on  07.01.2025 (afternoon) for all INTERPOL Liaison Officers (ILOs) on BHARATPOL Portal vis-a-vis  International  Police  Cooperation.  For  capacity  of  the  law enforcement  agencies  in  respect  of  the  use  of  the  portal,  in  person training courses are being scheduled in coming months. The CBI academy at Ghaziabad is also organising training programme for BHARATPOL for creating  awareness  of  the  Portal  and  its  effective  use  among  the  law enforcement agencies.

BHARATPOL Portal has already started receiving requests from States/UTs  and  Central  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  for  publication  of INTERPOL  Notices  and  requests  for  assistance  in  criminal  matters through  INTERPOL  References.  Since  the  launch  of  the  portal  on 07.01.2025, Sixteen (16) requests for publication of Interpol notices have been received from the Law Enforcement Agencies through this Portal. At the  same  time  Eight  (08)  Interpol  references  seeking  assistance  from Foreign  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  have  been  received  through  this Portal. Thirty (30) international references received from foreign countries seeking  assistance  from  Indian  law  enforcement  agencies  have  been forwarded through this portal.

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## LIST OF ILOs on BHARATPOL till date

|   Sr. No. | State                               |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Central Bureau of Investigation     |
|         2 | LADAKH POLICE                       |
|         3 | JHARKHAND POLICE                    |
|         4 | ASSAM POLICE                        |
|         5 | TELANGANA POLICE                    |
|         6 | GOA POLICE                          |
|         7 | KOLKATA POLICE                      |
|         8 | GUJARAT POLICE                      |
|         9 | Directorate of Enforcement          |
|        10 | RAJASTHAN POLICE                    |
|        11 | NCRB                                |
|        12 | PUNJAB POLICE                       |
|        13 | ODISHA POLICE                       |
|        14 | MADHYA PRADESH POLICE               |
|        15 | ANDHRA PRADESH POLICE               |
|        16 | DELHI POLICE                        |
|        17 | MEGHALAYA POLICE                    |
|        18 | CHATTISGARH                         |
|        19 | HARYANA                             |
|        20 | Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) |
|        21 | KERALA POLICE                       |
|        22 | TRIPURA POLICE                      |
|        23 | MAHARASHTRA POLICE                  |
|        24 | JAMMU & KASHMIR POLICE              |
|        25 | CHANDIGARH POLICE                   |
|        26 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR POLICE            |
|        27 | KARNATAKA POLICE                    |
|        28 | MANIPUR POLICE                      |
|        29 | Directorate of Revenue Intelligence |

//contd..

ANNEXURE 1 L.S.US.Q.NO. 252 FOR 04.02.2025

|   30 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA)   |
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|   31 | MAC IB MHA                                                  |
|   32 | BOI HQRS, NEW DELHI                                         |
|   33 | CISF                                                        |
|   34 | COAST GUARD                                                 |
|   35 | ITBP                                                        |
|   36 | UTTARATAKHAND POLICE                                        |
|   37 | I4C                                                         |
|   38 | MUMBAI POLICE                                               |
|   39 | UTTAR PRADESH POLICE                                        |
|   40 | NAGALAND POLICE                                             |
|   41 | National Investigation Agency                               |
|   42 | HIMACHAL PRADESH POLICE                                     |
|   43 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH POLICE                                    |
|   44 | WEST BENGAL POLICE                                          |
|   45 | SIKKIM POLICE                                               |
|   46 | RPF                                                         |
|   47 | SSB                                                         |
|   48 | BSF                                                         |
|   49 | NSG                                                         |
|   50 | Bihar POLICE                                                |
|   51 | Archaeological Survey of India                              |

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