Folks,
There is not a lot of clarity about what a Red Corner Notice means. Here is an explanation from the Interpol Press Office. Also, if you are facing an Red Corner Notice, most western countries will not just put you on a flight and deport you. There are quite a few formalities that need to be completed and a local judge needs to be convinced that you have done something terribly bad to deserve to be deported. And if you choose to fight the extradition, the other side will need to spend a LOT of $$$$ to really get you out. So, if some one is threatening you with a Red Corner Alert, then wish them the best and go about your life. The only drawback is that you may not be able to go back to India. One last thing, you may be able to get a stay on the NBW so the Red Corner Alert is moot. Again, cross check with lawyers who are well versed in all this.
For those of you in the US, don’t worry about extradition or what ever. The US is one country in the world where due process is still given primary importance. Here is an an entry from the Dept Of Justice Handbook for prosecutors.
Here is the link to the US DOJ procedures on extradition.
Here is a link that contains info about the different notices: Interpol Notices
More Information: http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/LegalMaterials/FactSheets/FS13.asp#1
Technically, what is an Interpol Red Corner Alert ?
- It is one of the ways in which Interpol informs its 186 member countries that an arrest warrant has been issued for an individual by a judicial authority.
- It is not an international arrest warrant.
- The individuals concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions and Interpol’s role is to assist national police forces in identifying or locating those individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition.
- Red Notices are only issued to Interpol member countries if the requesting National Central Bureau (NCB) has provided all the information required by the General Secretariat, including details of a valid arrest warrant for the country in question.
- Interpol’s General Secretariat does not send officers to arrest individuals who are the subject of a Red Notice.
- Many of Interpol’s member countries however, consider a Red Notice a valid request for provisional arrest, especially if they are linked to the requesting country via a bilateral extradition treaty. In cases where arrests are made based on a Red Notice, these are made by national police officials in Interpol member countries
- Interpol cannot demand that any member country arrest the subject of a Red Notice..
In reality, if you are an Indian national, what would a Red Corner Notice mean to you? (The answers are given by a couple of guys who commented on this blog)
A red corner notice is actually “a spot out device on the immigration computer”. When a passenger checks in or checks out of India at the international immigration counter, the moment the passengers passport number is fed in ”a red flag appears” beside it to alert the immigration officer that this person is wanted by the police of any police station in India.The passenger is detained irrespective of nationality and the airport police take that passenger away to the nearest police station, for the sole reason of extorting money by any means. The highest rate is an American national, second comes a brutish national, because the conversion rate of the dollar and the pound is the best to bargain so the passengers of these nationalities are supposed to be gold nuggets for the immigration officers who are always on the prowl to make a buck. A criminal nexus is then arranged between the immigration officers and the police and the passenger is harassed in every possible way!
“Look-Out-Circulars” by Indian police are posted at every airport in India to catch innocent people who are entering India through any international airport while getting their passport checked. These stations are at Raja- Sansi -Amritsar, IGI Airport Delhi. Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The moment your passport number is entered a red flag appears beside your name and your case details come up on the screen after which being detained for hours you are taken to a police station where your passport will be detained and given back to you only after you pay a hefty bribe to the concerned officials beware!!!!
Read the comments on this post to understand more.
News Articles:
- Here is an article from The Hindu on lookout circulars.
- Interpol RCN Against NRIs For Dowry Allegations
Also, read this to understand and survive this mess, if you are a non resident Indian national facing a 498A: A Guide To Surviving IPC 498A
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There is an excellent article about the misuse of Interpol Red Corner notices as weapons of extortion and blackmail- Check below -
http://uchalla.wordpress.com/2007/04/
These press releases and articles in Deccan Chronicle arecalculated instil a sense of fear in unsuspecting victims, so they quickly yield to the pressure and submit themselves to this organized extortion racket.
Kris.
People are Misusing the 498A,RED CORNERNER,INTERPOLE NOTICES……….People are Grabbing Money from NRI folks..If it is not works out they are putting False Case(498A)..FARWARDING this case as a REDCORNER AND to INTERPOLE….But INTERPOLE Officials need to Understand what exactly the Issue…
PLEASE DO NOT PLAY WITH INNOCENT PEOPLE LIFES
Thanks & Regards,
RK
A RED CORNER NOTICE IS USUALLY A LOOK-OUT -CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE POLICE TO NAB YOU ON ENTERING ANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN INDIA BY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT THE PASSPORT CHECKING COUNTER.HERE IS HOW IT WORKS=1.YOUR PASSPORT DETAILS LIKE NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH WITH YOUR PASSORT NO AND NATIONALITY WILL BE FED IN AND STORED ON THE COMPUTER, SO ON YOUR ARRIVAL AT ANY AIRPORT IN INDIA (A RED FLAG WILL APPEAR THE MOMENT THIS HAPPENS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICERS SWOOP DOWN ON YOU AND ARREST YOU WITHIN A NON BAILABLE WARRANT AND SEND YOU TO THE AIRPORT POLICE STATION NOW THE REL MISERY STARTS !!!!!!!!!!!!! B E W A R E !!!!!!
A RED CORNER NOTICE IS ACTUALLY “A SPOT OUT DEVICE ON THE IMMIGRATION COMPUTER” WHEN A PASSENGER CHECKS IN OR CHECKS OUT OF INDIA AT THE INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION COUNTER,.THE MOMENT THE PASSENGERS PASSPORT NUMBER IS FED IN” A RED FLAG APPEARS” BESIDE TO ALERT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER THAT THIS PERSON IS WANTED BY THE POLICE OF ANY POLICE STATION IN INDIA!!! SO THAT PASSENGER IS DETAINED OFF HIS FLIGHT IRRESPECTIVE OF BEING ANY NATIONALITY AND THE AIRPORT POLICE TAKES THAT PASSENGER AWAY TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION,FOR THE SOLE REASON OF EXTORTING MONEY BY ANY MEANS.THE HIGHEST RATE IS AN AMERICAN NATIONAL ON NO 2 COMES A BRITISH NATIONAL,BECAUSE THE CONVERSION RATE OF THE DOLLAR AND THE POUND IS THE BEST TO BARGAIN SO THE PASSENGERS OF THESE NATIONAlities are supposed to be gold nuggets for the immigration officers who are always on the prowl to get the quick buck.A criminal nexus is then arranged between the immigration officers and the police in which the passenger is harrsed in every possible way!!!
An “L.O.C.” which is called a “Look-Out-Circular” is issued by a court notice directed against an individual to Detect,Detain ,and arrest him or her at an international airport at the immigration window on arrival or departure .Usually 95%cases are related to dowry cases ie 498-A cases which are Non-Bailable,Non-Compoundable by any lower court in india.On being detained by the immigration officials the first step is to stop the passenger leaving india or arresting him or her at arrival.
The arrested person is then handcuffed uder section 160Prc and taken to the concerened police station after sufficient interogation.Once the accused is at the police station after “shinakat and entry”, the passport is detained by the concerned investigating officer of the police station which is always a rank of SP or DSP It is illegal in india to detain any foreingn citizen under the above law mentioned police ranks after which the arrested person is produced in court within thwe next 24 hors after a medical check up.
Usually most of the LOC’s are refered to British and US citizens.An LOC means a “LOOK OUT CIRCULAR” issued by the immigration police at international airports to Detect, Detain and Deport to jail the passenger who arrives at the international arrivals section .This is the game=the moment the passenger arrives at the counter, date of birth and photograph are fed in the immigration computer then if that passenger has a legal problem or even an arrest warrant against him or her the passenger at once, is detained and the passport is confiscated by the police officials,after which it is very difficult to get the passport back,90% of LOC cases are staright away jeeped off to TIHAR JAIL which is the most notorious prison in india,it takes years to get an anticipatory bail from court and the longer you evade the police the longer the prison sentence is arranged by the court concerened.
Dear RK,
absolutely correct, 498A has become legal tool for black mailing and extortion of money (specifically if the groom is in western country), US Department of justice has put the warning signs on this judicial explotiation for NRI’s getting married in INDIA the message is crystal clear.
I just wanted to send this message out for those who has false 498A on them DO NOT give in, dont let anybody exploit you with your hard earned $$$, stand up and fight legally eventually you’ll WIN.
The first thing apply for divorced in your local county family/civil court, if your wife left you and went back to india you can file the divorced as abondened.
Understand that INDIA has made 498A as a criminal offense (but whereas feuds like this across the world is considered a civil/family dispute) and since INDIA is a member of INTERPOL they have to oblige with INDIA request to issue RED CORNER NOTICE (RCN), assuming theinvestigation is completed by INDIA, and they DO NOT BOTHER to understand whats happening behind the curtain or I will say they dont bother too.
so, in nut shell if you have RCN on you dont give in …move ahead with your life, apply for divorced in your country of residence BUT only make sure you stay away from INDIA and any investments you make in INDIA.
P.S***IM AWAY FROM MY MOTHERLAND FOR LAST 12 YEARS DUE TO 498A ,I HAVE NOT GIVEIN FOR EX-INLAWS DEMANDS OF RUPPES 1 CRORE ***
GOOD LUCK…
i am the one had martial problems with my wife and her parents blackmailing and threatinening. We married on 2002year. Since that time she not stayed with me total we stayed together only 10mionths.i am working in Dubai. They cheated me by hiding her health and age and her study. She had fits and mental problems also. Had B.P and always taking tablets, when I asked her why you taking tablets, she tells this is none of your business and quarrelling. We had boy on year 2004.she went her parents house around 30months.till not joined me . i waited as her verbal term 2months but notr come then i send registers letters her to come and join me and requested her very politely .but no answer from her nor her parents .and she always torturing me by mentally and abusing me and my parents who stayed in India. In this situation i filed a case asking divorce through lawyer on 2006.
on 2008 they filed dowry harassments case and sexual abusing case and torturing cases against our all family members including me . Now they are all on bail from court in India. I am in Dubai. Now i come to know that they opened Red corner notice against me in India.
please give me advise how to get divorce from her from UAE itself is it possible .and how can I get stay from UAE for visiting India purpose to avoided arrest in airport or in India. I want my baby boy also. What are the possibilities for this .i am suffering this problem. Please help me, I am innocent.
Please give me reply to my email id.
dear saravan
it seems from your statement that you are a great sufferer but not innocent. have you got any illegal relationship with any lady or got married for second time leaving your wife and child abandoned.
i do not understand anyhow your present situation because there has been long gap of approximately 4 years between you and your wife. where is the point of convincing her through register letters or requesting her politely. Did you turn up to see your baby boy back to India if so what was your decision and conclusion to take them in to your life and if you did not return back to India after baby boy birth what was the reason. whatever from your statement i could only think that you are double crossing the situation and blaming the other side. secondly, how can a man abondoned his wife and child and talk to personal lawyer for filing a divorce in 2006 and so issuing the Red Corner Notice in 2008 from wife side. Unless other lady involves in between husband and wife relationship and/or a family dislike for dowry can only give rise to such situation. thirdly, when she do not want to join you on what basis she is blackmailing you and threatening you. i do not believe not joing with spouse can just simply lead to present situation you are facing with RCN or NBW threat.
dr. saravan
i do not understand anyhow your present situation because there has been long gap of approximately 4 years between you and your wife. where is the point of convincing her through register letters or requesting her politely. Did you turn up to see your baby boy back to India if so what was your decision and conclusion to take them in to your life and if you did not return back to India after baby boy birth what was the reason. whatever from your statement i could only think that you are double crossing the situation and blaming the other side. secondly, how can a man abondoned his wife and child and talk to personal lawyer for filing a divorce in 2006 and so issuing the Red Corner Notice in 2008 from wife side. Unless other lady involves in between husband and wife relationship and/or a family dislike for dowry can only give rise to such situation. thirdly, when she do not want to join you on what basis she is blackmailing you and threatening you. i do not believe not joing with spouse can just simply lead to present situation you are facing with RCN or NBW threat.