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PM Modi to inaugurate CBI's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations on April 3

The premier investigating police agency of India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), completes its 60 years of service to the nation this year. The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 3, 2023, in New Delhi.

President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service

During the programme, an Investiture Ceremony for recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Gold Medal for Best Investigating Officers of the CBI will be held, wherein the Prime Minister will confer medals to the awardees.

Extension of CBI office & launch of its Twitter account

Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate newly constructed office complexes of the CBI at Shillong, Pune, and Nagpur. He will release a Postage Stamp and Commemorative Coin marking the Diamond Jubilee Celebration year of CBI. He will also launch the Twitter handle of CBI.

CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was established by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, dated April 1, 1963. The CBI is not a statutory body but derives its power to investigate from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.

In 1963, the CBI was established by the Government of India with a view to investigate serious crimes related to the defence of India, corruption in high places, serious fraud, cheating, and embezzlement and social crime, particularly hoarding, black marketing, and profiteering in essential commodities, having all-India and inter-state ramifications.

Notably, it is also the nodal police agency in India that coordinates investigations on behalf of Interpol member countries. According to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) annual report, its conviction rate is as high as 65 to 70%, which is comparable to the best investigation agencies in the world.

 

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