National Investigation Department

National Investigation Department

राष्ट्रिय अन
Agency overview
Formed	1952 (1952)
Jurisdiction	Nepal
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Motto	National Security
Agency executive	Hutaraj Thapa, Chief Investigation Director
Parent agency	Office of The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Website	nidept.gov.np

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National Investigation Department (NID) (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान बिभाग) is the main intelligence agency of Nepal collecting information about country’s public security, economic crimes, corruption, domestic and cross border terrorism, money laundering, narcotics, and human trafficking. NID works under the Office of The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers . ^{[1] [2]}

NID is one of the four major security-related agencies in Nepal, other being Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army. Central Investigation Bureau, a branch of Nepal police ^[3] and Directorate of Military Intelligence (Nepal), a branch of Nepal Army.