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 Minister who reports directly to the Prime Minister.
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 Establishment Act, 1946).
The CBI is the official Interpol unit for India.The current director of CBI is Ashwani Kumar (since August 02, 2008).
| Central Bureau of Investigation केंद्रीय अन्वेषण ब्यूरो Kendriya Anveshan Byuro | |||
| 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 |
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| 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 | |||
| Facilities | |||
| Branchs | 52 | ||
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| Website | |||
| http://www.cbi.gov.in/ | |||
Founder Director
Role and Functions
- Anti Corruption Division: Cases of corruption and fraud committed by public servants of all Central Govt. Departments, Central Public Sector Undertakings and Central Financial Institutions.
- Economic Crimes Division: Deals with cases including bank frauds, financial frauds, Import Export & Foreign Exchange violations, large-scale smuggling of narcotics, antiques, cultural property and smuggling of other contraband items etc.
- Special Crimes Division: Deals with cases such as cases of terrorism, bomb blasts, sensational homicides, kidnapping for ransom and crimes committed by the mafia/the underworld.
Former Directors (1961 - Present)
| Name | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| D P Kohli | 1963–68 | |
| F. V. Arul | 1968–71 | |
| D Sen | 1971-77 | |
| S N Mathur | 1977 | Acting |
| C V Narsimhan | 1977 | Acting |
| John Lobo | 1977–79 | |
| R D Singh | 1979-80 | |
| J S Bajwa | 1980–85 | |
| M G Katre | 1985-89 | |
| A P Mukherjee | 1989–90 | |
| R Sekhar | 1990 | Acting |
| Vijay Karan | 1990–92 | |
| S K Datta | 1992–93 | |
| K V R Rao | 1993–96 | |
| J Singh | 1996–97 | |
| R C Sharma | 1997–98 | |
| D R Karthikeyan | 1998 | Acting |
| T N Mishra | 1998–99 | |
| R K Raghavan | 1999–2001 | |
| P C Sharma | 2001–2003 | |
| U S Misra | 2003–2005 | |
| V S Mishra | 2005–2008 | |
| A Kumar | 2008-Present |
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