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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 11 March 1986 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Delhi - 110037 |
Motto | Empowering Indian Police with Information Technology |
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Parent department | Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Website | ncrb.gov.in |
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) under the Government of India. Vivek Gogia (IPS) is the current Director of the National Crime Record Bureau.
NCRB was set up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators. It was set up based on the recommendation of the Task force, 1985 and the National Police Commission, 1977 by merging the Directorate of Coordination and Police Computer (DCPC), Inter State Criminals Data Branch of CBI and Central Finger Print Bureau of CBI, Earlier Statistical Branch of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) was also merged with NCRB, but was later de-merged.[2]
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