Hon'ble Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh released a commemorative
postage stamp to mark the Golden Jubilee Year of the Central Bureau of
Investigation, at the International Conference of "Evolving Common
Strategies to Combat Corruption and Crime", in New Delhi on
11/11/2013.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the foremost investigating
police agency in India, an elite force which plays a role in public life and
ensuring the health of the national economy. It is under the jurisdication of
the Govt. of India. The CBI is involved in major criminal probes, and is the
Interpol agency in India. The CBI was established in 1941 as the Special Police
Establishment, tasked with domestic security. It was renamed the Central Bureau
of Investigation on 1 April 1963. Its motto is "Industry, Impartiality,
Integrity".
Agency headquarters
is in the Indian Capital, New Delhi, with field offices located in major cities
throughout India (including Mumbai). The CBI is overseen by the Department of
Personnel and Training of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions of the Union Government, headed by a Union Minister who reports
directly to the Prime Minister. While analogous in struture to the FBI, the
CBI's powers and functions are limited to specific crimes by Acts (primarily
the Delhi Speical Police Establishment Act, 1946). The current CBI Director is
Ranjit Sinha.
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