Overview

• Interpol launched its Silver Notice pilot in January with 51 participating countries, allowing up to nine notices per nation through November 2025.
• On May 23, the first notice targeted Shubham Shokeen, accused of taking ₹15–45 lakh bribes per Schengen visa and buying six Dubai properties worth 7.76 million dirhams.
• A second notice issued on May 26 named Amit Madanlal Lakhanpal for allegedly raising ₹113.10 crore through an unlicensed cryptocurrency called MTC while posing as a Finance Ministry official.
• Silver Notices enable member states to request detailed information on assets tied to serious crimes and form the basis for bilateral seizure or confiscation under domestic laws.
• India has already filed Silver Notice requests in other Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Control Bureau probes as part of its wider financial-crime crackdown.