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			{{Short description\|Crime investigation department Indian State Police}}
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	A '''~~Crime~~ Investigation Department''' ('''CID''') is a branch of the [[State Police Services]] of [[India]] responsible for the [[Criminal investigation\|investigation of crime]], based on the [[Criminal Investigation Department]]s of British police forces.		{{Not to be confused with\| CID (Indian TV series)}}
			A '''Criminal Investigation Department''' ('''CID'''), also known as '''Crime Branch''', is a specialized branch of the [[State Police Services\|state police departments]] of [[India]] responsible for the [[Criminal investigation\|investigation of crime]], based on the [[Criminal Investigation Department]]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\|Director General of Police]] '''(DGP)''' or [[Additional director general of police\|Additional Director General of Police]] '''(ADGP)'''.

	== Formation and organization ==		== Formation and organization ==
	The first CID was created by the [[British Government]] in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Police Commission. 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) ~~and Member of British Empire (MBE) with a caption~~ "Father of Indian CID".<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| title=CBCID \| publisher=TN police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| format=pdf \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144545/http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| archive-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history \| title=CID - History \| publisher=Maharashtra CID \| access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref> In 1929, the CID was split into Special Branch, CID and the Crime Branch (CB-CID).		The first CID was created by the [[British Raj\|British Government]] in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Indian Police Commission, chaired by [[Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser\|Andrew Fraser]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Report of the Indian Police Commission, 1902-03 \|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-indian-police-commission-1902-03 \|access-date=2022-05-17 \|website=INDIAN CULTURE \|language=en}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| title=CBCID \| publisher=TN police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| format=pdf \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144545/http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| archive-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history \| title=CID - History \| publisher=Maharashtra CID \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| archive-date=4 March 2016 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003914/http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history \| url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 [[Andhra Pradesh Police\|Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh Police\|Chhattisgarh]], the CID is known as the Crime Investigation Department. In [[Assam Police\|Assam]], [[Bihar Police\|Bihar]], [[Haryana Police\|Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh Police\|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan Police\|Rajasthan]], [[West Bengal Police\|West Bengal]], [[Maharashtra Police\|Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka Police\|Karnataka]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Police\|Jammu and Kashmir]], it is known as the Criminal Investigation Department. In [[Delhi Police\|Delhi]] and [[Kerala Police\|Kerala]], the CID is referred to as the Crime Branch, and in [[Tamil Nadu Police\|Tamil Nadu]], it is known as the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Official Website of Kerala Police - Crime Branch \|url=https://keralapolice.gov.in/page/crime-branch \|access-date=2023-05-03 \|website=keralapolice.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=CID, Crime Branch \|url=https://odishapolicecidcb.gov.in/ \|access-date=2023-05-03 \|website=odishapolicecidcb.gov.in}}</ref> In [[Punjab Police (India)\|Punjab]], the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is known as the Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBI or BoI).<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2016-07-31 \|title=Separate cadre for Punjab Bureau of Investigation \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/separate-cadre-for-punjab-bureau-of-investigation/articleshow/53478580.cms \|access-date=2023-05-03 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-07-31 \|title=Explained: What is the Punjab Bureau of Investigation? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-is-the-punjab-bureau-of-investigation-5866368/ \|access-date=2023-05-03 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>

			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.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Us {{!}} CID, Crime Branch \|url=https://odishapolicecidcb.gov.in/?q=node/17 \|access-date=2023-05-03 \|website=odishapolicecidcb.gov.in}}</ref>

	=== CID branches ===		=== CID branches ===
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	* Anti-Narcotics Cell		* Anti-Narcotics Cell
	* Finger Print Bureau		* Finger Print Bureau
	* ~~CID~~		* Criminal Intelligence Division
	*[[Anti-Terrorism Squad\|Anti-Terrorism squad]]		*[[Anti-Terrorism Squad\|Anti-Terrorism squad]]
			*Economic Offences Wing
			*High-Tech Crime Enquiry Cell

	== Crime Branch CID ==		== 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 governments of India\|state government]] or the [[High courts of India\|High Court]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| title=Crime Branch CID \| publisher=Kerala police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041914/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| archive-date=2013-04-04 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>		'''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 governments of India\|state government]] or the [[High courts of India\|High Court]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| title=Crime Branch CID \| publisher=Kerala police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041914/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| archive-date=2013-04-04 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

			== Jurisdiction ==
			The State Crime Branch/ Criminal Investigations Department has statewide jurisdiction and investigates cases referred by the [[State governments of India\|State Government]], [[High courts of India\|High Court]], or the [[Director general of police\|Director General of Police]] (''Head of Police Force''), including organized crime, inter-district cases, cybercrime, economic offenses, and high-profile or politically sensitive cases.

	== In ~~Popular Culture~~ ==		== In popular culture ==
	Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television\|Sony TV]] with a successful run of 20 years~~. See more information in the article~~.		Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)\|CID]]'' aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television\|Sony TV]] and [[Netflix]] with a successful run of 20 years.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	{{Law enforcement in India}}		{{Law enforcement in India}}

	[[Category:~~Law~~ enforcement agencies of India]]		[[Category:State law enforcement agencies of India]]
	[[Category:Criminal investigation]]		[[Category:Criminal investigation]]

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	A '''Crime Investigation Department''' (CID) is a branch of the [[State Police Services]] of [[India]] responsible for the [[Criminal investigation\|investigation of crime]], based on the [[Criminal Investigation Department]]s of British police forces.		A '''Crime Investigation Department''' ('''CID''') is a branch of the [[State Police Services]] of [[India]] responsible for the [[Criminal investigation\|investigation of crime]], based on the [[Criminal Investigation Department]]s of British police forces.

	== Formation and organization ==		== Formation and organization ==
	The first CID was created by the [[British Government]] in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Police Commission. 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) and Member of British Empire (MBE) with a caption "Father of Indian CID".<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| title=CBCID \| publisher=TN police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| format=pdf \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144545/http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| archive-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history \| title=CID - History \| publisher=Maharashtra CID \| access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref> In 1929, the CID was split into Special Branch, CID and the Crime Branch (CB-CID).		The first CID was created by the [[British Government]] in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Police Commission. 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) and Member of British Empire (MBE) with a caption "Father of Indian CID".<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| title=CBCID \| publisher=TN police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| format=pdf \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144545/http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf \| archive-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history \| title=CID - History \| publisher=Maharashtra CID \| access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref> In 1929, the CID was split into Special Branch, CID and the Crime Branch (CB-CID).

	=== CID branches ===		=== CID branches ===
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	* CB-CID		* CB-CID
	* Anti-Human Trafficking & Missing Persons Cell		* [[Anti-human trafficking\|Anti-Human Trafficking]] & Missing Persons Cell
	* Anti-Narcotics Cell		* Anti-Narcotics Cell
	* Finger Print Bureau		* Finger Print Bureau
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	== Crime Branch CID ==		== 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.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| title=Crime Branch CID \| publisher=Kerala police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041914/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| archive-date=2013-04-04 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>		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 governments of India\|state government]] or the [[High courts of India\|High Court]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| title=Crime Branch CID \| publisher=Kerala police \| access-date=2013-05-27 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041914/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html \| archive-date=2013-04-04 \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== In Popular Culture ==		== In Popular Culture ==
	Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television\|Sony TV]] with a successful run of 20 years.		Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television\|Sony TV]] with a successful run of 20 years. See more information in the article.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
A '''Crime Investigation Department''' (CID) is a branch of the [[State Police Services]] of [[India]] responsible for the [[Criminal investigation|investigation of crime]], based on the [[Criminal Investigation Department]]s of British police forces.

== Formation and organization ==
The first CID was created by the [[British Government]] in 1902, based on the recommendations of the Police Commission. 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) and Member of British Empire (MBE) with a caption "Father of Indian CID".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf | title=CBCID | publisher=TN police | access-date=2013-05-27 | format=pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011144545/http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/cbcid.pdf | archive-date=2011-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://mahacid.com/aboutus_history.htm#history | title=CID - History | publisher=Maharashtra CID | access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref> 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:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sikkimpolice.nic.in/crime.html | title=CID COMPOSITION | publisher=Sikkim police | access-date=2013-05-27}}</ref>

* CB-CID
* Anti-Human Trafficking & Missing Persons Cell
* Anti-Narcotics Cell
* Finger Print Bureau
* CID
*[[Anti-Terrorism Squad|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html | title=Crime Branch CID | publisher=Kerala police | access-date=2013-05-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404041914/http://keralapolice.org/newsite/cbcid.html | archive-date=2013-04-04 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== In Popular Culture ==
Based on Mumbai's branch, a television series ''[[CID (Indian TV series)]]'' aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] with a successful run of 20 years.

== See also ==
* [[CID West Bengal|West Bengal CID]]
* [[Law enforcement in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Law enforcement in India}}

[[Category:Law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Criminal investigation]]