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It became Interpol after adoption of its Constitution in 1956 at its 25th General Assembly.  \no Headquarters: Lyon, France.  \no Key Organs:  \no General Assembly: Highest decision-making body; meets annually.  \no Executive Committee: 13-member body; governs between sessions.  \no General Secretariat: Executes daily operations; headed by the Secretary-General.  \no National Central Bureaus (NCBs): INTERPOL offices in each member country.  \no The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is designated as the National Central Bureau of India.  \no Major Interpol Notices:  \no Red Notice: Locate and provisionally arrest a wanted person.  \no Blue Notice: Collect additional information.  \nSanchar Saathi  \nThe Department of Telecommunications plans to mandates pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones from March 2026 to combat telecom fraud and misuse.  \no Sanchar Saathi is a citizen centric initiative of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to empower mobile subscribers, strengthen their security, transparency, and user empowerment in telecom services.  \no Ministry: Ministry of Communications.  \no Key Components:  \no Central Equipment Identity Register: Allows users to block or trace their lost/stolen mobile phones based on their IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number across all telecom networks in India.  \no Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection: Allows a subscriber to check the number of mobile connections (SIMs) registered under their name and to report/request disconnection of any unauthorized or unrequired connections.  \no Chakshu: A facility to report suspected fraudulent communications (Call, SMS, or WhatsApp) aimed at committing financial fraud or cybercrime (e.g., impersonation as DoT/TRAI, Police, or bank officials) .  \no IMEI Number:  \no IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity.  \no It is a unique 15-digit number assigned to every mobile phone or cellular-enabled device.  \no It is used to identify a specific device on a mobile network.  \nMonazite  \nIndia, despite having 8% of the world’s Rare Earth Elements (mainly in monazite sands), imported 53,000 MT of rare earth","cbCaikyPzYjkCOVQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikyPzYjkCOVQ","pdf",611980,"English","# Mule Account\n## Supreme Court probe and mule-account basics\n## Types of money mules\n# Interpol\n## Supreme Court directions and INTERPOL structure\n## Major INTERPOL notices\n# Sanchar Saathi\n## App rollout and anti-telecom-fraud components\n## IMEI and reporting features\n# Monazite\n## Rare earth magnets and regional deposits\n## Thorium, regulation, and IREL role\n# Graphite\n## Export restrictions and strategic uses","[{\"question\":\"What are mule accounts and why are they used in cybercrimes?\",\"answer\":\"Mule accounts are bank accounts that receive funds from illegal activities and transfer them through a third person (money mule) to hide the original source. They create a distance between the victim/original crime and the final beneficiary.\"},{\"question\":\"Which bodies track mule accounts in India?\",\"answer\":\"The Financial Intelligence Unit of India (FIU-IND) and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) actively track and monitor mule accounts linked to cybercrimes.\"},{\"question\":\"What is Sanchar Saathi and what does it help users do?\",\"answer\":\"Sanchar Saathi is a citizen-centric initiative of the Department of Telecommunications to empower subscribers and improve telecom security and transparency. It supports features like blocking lost or stolen devices by IMEI, checking SIM connections registered under a user’s name, and reporting suspected fraudulent communications.\"}]","Lead IAS Daily Bulletin - 2 December 2025 | PDF",13]