Criminal Investigation Department (India)
A Crime Investigation Department (CID) is a branch of the State Police Services of India responsible for the investigation of crime, based on the Criminal Investigation Departments of British police forces.
Formation and organization
The first CID was created by the British Government in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Indian Police Commission, chaired by Andrew Fraser.[1] At the entrance of the CID office at Gokhale Marg, Lucknow, there is a portrait of Rai Bahadur Pandit Shambhu Nath, King's Police Medalist (KPM) "Father of Indian CID".[2][3] In 1929, the CID was split into Special Branch, CID and the Crime Branch (CB-CID).
CID branches
A CID may have several branches from state to state. These branches include:[4]
- CB-CID
- Anti-Human Trafficking & Missing Persons Cell
- Anti-Narcotics Cell
- Finger Print Bureau
- CID
- Anti-Terrorism squad
Crime Branch CID
CB-CID is a special wing in a CID headed by the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and assisted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). This branch investigates serious crimes including murder, riot, forgery, counterfeiting and cases entrusted to CB-CID by the state government or the High Court.[5]
In Popular Culture
Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series CID aired on Sony TV with a successful run of 20 years.
See also
References
- ^ "Report of the Indian Police Commission, 1902-03". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "CBCID" (PDF). TN police. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "CID - History". Maharashtra CID. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "CID COMPOSITION". Sikkim police. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Crime Branch CID". Kerala police. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.