Crime Investigation Department (India)
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is the investigation and intelligence wing of the Indian State Police.[1]
Formation and organization
The CID was created by the British Government in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Police Commission.[2][3] In 1929 the CID was split into Special Branches, CID and the Crime Branch CID (CB-CID).
CID branches
The CID has several branches that work from state to state. These branches include:[4]
- CB-CID
- Anti-Human Trafficking & Missing Persons Cell
- Anti-Narcotics Cell
- Finger Print Bureau
Crime Branch CID
CB-CID is a special wing in the CID headed by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and assisted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It investigates serious crimes including communal riot cases, forgery, counterfeiting cases, and cases entrusted to CB-CID by the state government or the High Court.[5]
References
- ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir Police - CID". Jammu & Kashmir Police. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ "CBCID" (pdf). TN police. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ "CID - History". Maharastra CID. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ "CID COMPOSITION". Sikkim police. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ↑ "Crime Branch CID". Kerala police. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
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