CID West Bengal

Criminal Investigation Department West Bengal
Agency overview
Formed1 April 1906
(118 years ago) (1906-04-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersBhabani Bhaban, Alipore, Kolkata −700027
22°31′42.23″N 86°5′44.66″E / 22.5283972°N 86.0957389°E / 22.5283972; 86.0957389
MottoFight Crime and Win
EmployeesIPS: 10
Additional SS: 2
DSP: 21
Inspector: 61
Annual budget₹188.5773 crore (US$23 million) (2021–22 est.)[1]
Agency executive
Parent departmentWest Bengal Police
Websitecid.wb.gov.in Edit this at Wikidata

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the premier investigation agency of the State of West Bengal, India.[3] In Bengal, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) came into existence on 1 April 1906 under Mr. C. W. C. Plowden. The first head of CID after Independence was H.N. Sarkar, IPJP. The Headquarter of CID is situated at Bhabani Bhaban, 31 Belvedere Road, Alipore, Kolkata.[4] At present, CID West Bengal is headed by R. Rajasekaran, IPS, Addl. Director General of Police.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "IPS officer R Rajasekaran appointed chief of West Bengal CID". ThePrint 11:30 pm IST. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ^ Corneille, Pierre (25 February 2020). Le Cid. ISBN 978-3-7502-8681-8. OCLC 1156883690.
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  5. ^ "Shuffle in CID ranks, new chief appointed". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Sanjoy Mukherjee is new CID chief". Asian Age. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.