Interpol Silver Notice CBI: The CBI has registered India’s first case in Interpol through the new platform silver notice of Interpol. Silver notice is an international alert system. Due to which agencies of different countries can share information about the properties of criminals. Its aim is to identify and take action on hidden properties, bank accounts, vehicles and business of criminals worldwide.
The silver notice is currently being run in 51 countries as a pilot project. Which will continue till November 2025. During this time every country can issue 9 silver notice. CBI, ED and NCB have sent some cases to Interpol from India.
The first case is related to property in visa fraud and Dubai
India’s first case is related to Shubham’s visa fraud and property in Dubai. The CBI issued India’s first silver notice on 23 May 2025 through Interpol against Shubham Shubham. Shubham was earlier a visa officer at a foreign embassy and he frauded a visa between September 2019 and May 2022. He used to take a bribe of 15 lakh to 45 lakh rupees from every application in exchange for getting visas. With this money, he bought 6 property worth about Rs 15.73 crore in Dubai. Earlier, the CBI had also issued a blue notice for him so that it could be found.
The second case is related to the Crypto Carncy Scam
India’s second case is related to Amit Madanlal Lakhanpal’s fake crypto currency scam. The CBI has issued another silver notice on 26 May 2025, which was done on the request of the ED. This notice is against Amit Madanlal Lakhanpal. Which launched fake crypto currency named MTC. He took an investment of about Rs 113 crore from the people. But this currency is not valid in India and he did not even take any permission from the government or RBI for this. Later he ran away with all the money and cheated people by calling himself a representative of the Finance Ministry. A red notice has already been issued against him.
Interpol alert is silver notice
According to the CBI, the silver notice will make it easier to find, confiscate and bring back the property hidden in these cases.
It is noteworthy that the silver notice is an interpol alert, which is especially designed to gather and share information related to crime. In this, other countries can ask for information related to the property of criminals, such as flat, bungalow, car, bank account, shares and business. Later, on the basis of this information, the process of seasing or seizure of the property can be started.