A Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is a Crime Branch of the state police departments of

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responsible for the investigation of crime, based on the

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s of British police forces. It's the specialised investigation wing of the state police, and headed by an officer of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) or

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(ADGP).

Formation and organization

The first CID was created by the

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in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Indian Police Commission, chaired by Andrew Fraser. At the entrance of the CID office at Gokhale Marg,

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, there is a portrait of Rai Bahadur Pandit Shambhu Nath, King's Police Medalist (KPM) "Father of Indian CID". In 1929, the CID was split into Special Branch, CID and the Crime Branch (CB-CID). Some states use different names for their CID units, despite the fact that many states use the term "Criminal Investigation Department". In

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and

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, the CID is known as the Crime Investigation Department. In

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and

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, it is known as the Criminal Investigation Department. In

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and

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, the CID is referred to as the Crime Branch, and in

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, it is known as the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID). In

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, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is known as the Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBI or BoI). The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police. The CID or Crime Branch has its own ranks up to the level of Additional Director General of Police, just as its counterparts in the law and order police. Senior officers in the Crime Branch include superintendents, deputy superintendents, inspectors, and sub-inspectors. In general, officers and men assigned to this wing prefix "''detective''" before their regular police rank.

CID branches

A CID may have several branches from state to state. These branches include: * CB-CID *

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& Missing Persons Cell * Anti-Narcotics Cell * Finger Print Bureau * Criminal Intelligence Division *

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*Economic Offences Wing *High-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell

Crime Branch CID

CB-CID is a special wing in a CID headed by the

(ADGP) and assisted by the

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(IGP). This branch investigates serious crimes including

murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

riot A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The p ...

forgery Forgery is a white-collar crime that generally consists of the false making or material alteration of a legal instrument with the specific mens rea, intent to wikt:defraud#English, defraud. Tampering with a certain legal instrument may be fo ...

counterfeiting A counterfeit is a fake or unauthorized replica of a genuine product, such as money, documents, designer items, or other valuable goods. Counterfeiting generally involves creating an imitation of a genuine item that closely resembles the original ...

and cases entrusted to CB-CID by the

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or the High Court.

In popular culture

Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series '' CID'' aired on

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and

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with a successful run of 20 years.

References

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Formation and organization

CID branches

Crime Branch CID

In popular culture

See also

References