India becomes 68th country to join Interpol’s child sexual abuse database

India has joined Interpol’s international child sexual exploitation (ICSE) database which will allow it to draw links between victims, abusers, and crime scenes using audio-visual data. The CBI, which is India’s nodal agency for Interpol matters, joined the database making India the 68th country to connect to it, according to a statement from Interpol.

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Key points:

• An intelligence and investigative tool, the database allows specialized investigators to share information on cases of child sexual abuse.
• Through the image and video comparison software, the investigators can nail down the criminals by identifying victims and places of crime.
• The database avoids duplication of effort and saves precious time by letting investigators know whether a series of images has already been discovered or identified in another country, or whether it has similar features to other images.

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