Central Bureau of Investigation
Central Bureau of Investigation
Motto
Industry, Impartiality and
Integrity
Agency Overview
Formed
1963 April 1
Preceding
agency
Special Police Establishment
(SPE) (1941)
Legal
personality
Governmental: Government
agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal
agency
India
Governing
body
Government of India
General
nature
• Federal law enforcement
• Civilian agency
Operational Structure
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Agency
executive
Ashwani Kumar, Director
Parent
agency
Department of Personnel and
Training
Child agency
Interpol National Central
Bureau India branch
Regions
4
Dehli
Kolkata
Mumbai
Chennai
Facilities
Branchs
52
Website
http://www.cbi.gov.in/
The Central Bureau of
Investigation
(CBI)
(Hindi:
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’Kendriya Janch Bureau’), is India’s premi-
er investigating agency, responsible for a
wide variety of criminal and national security
matters. It was established on 1 April 1963
and evolved from the Special Police Estab-
lishment founded in 1941.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is
controlled by the Department of Personnel
and Training in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pension of the Union
Government usually headed by a Union Min-
ister who reports directly to the Prime Minis-
ter. While analogous in structure to the FBI,
the CBI’s powers and function are severely
limited to specific crimes based on Acts
(mainly the Delhi Special Police Establish-
ment Act, 1946). The CBI is the official Inter-
pol unit for India.The current director of CBI
is Ashwani Kumar (since August 02, 2008).
Introduction
[[[The Central Bureau of
Investigation]]
traces its origin to the Special Police Estab-
lishment (SPE) (Hindi: ????? ????? ????????
Vishwa Police Staphna), which was set up
in 1941 by the Government of India. The
functions of the SPE then were to investigate
cases of bribery and corruption in transac-
tions with the War & Supply Deptt. Of India
during World War II. Superintendent of the
SPE was vested with the War Department.
Even after the end of the War, th