India, Oct. 16 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked to create special jails in every state and union territory that meet the international standards for fugitives and also revoke their passports as soon as Interpol red notices are published against them.

The home minister also suggested creating a national database of fugitives and creating a special cell in every state and UT to deal with extradition cases.

He was addressing the opening session of a two-day conference on "extradition of fugitives: challenges and strategies", being organised by CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation), at Bharat Mandapam, where central and state agencies will discuss various aspects of tracing fugitives, issuing Interpol notices, and bringing...