Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal Revanna: Decoding Interpol’s colour-coded alerts

By Priyanka Deshpande

Published May 6, 2024

CNBC-TV18.com

A Blue Corner Notice has been issued against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual abuse allegations.

Interpol’s colour-coded notices enable countries to share alerts and requests for information worldwide. A look at Interpol’s colour-coded notices and what they mean:

To seek the location and arrest of persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.

To help locate missing persons (often minors) or to help identify persons who are unable to identify themselves.

To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a crime.

To seek information on unidentified bodies.

To provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety.

To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to public safety.

To seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals.

Issued for groups and individuals who are the targets of UN Security Council Sanctions Committees.

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