Operation Chakra and all about CBI Flashcards
NEWS
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched Operation Chakra-II, a crackdown on transnational organised cyber-enabled financial crimes.
About Operation Chakra-II
It was launched to fight against transnationally organised cyber-enabled financial crimes in India.
For this, CBI has partnered with Microsoft and Amazon, as well as with national and international agencies, to combat and dismantle infrastructure of illegal call centres.
The CBI is working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the USA, the Cyber Crime Directorate and IFCACC of INTERPOL, the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the UK, Singapore Police Force and BKA of Germany to notify further leads.
Key facts about the CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigative agency of India.
The agency was established in 1963 by the Indian government as a result of the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee.
CBI is not a statutory body. It derives its power to investigate from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
Control
It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (which in turn operated under PMO).
However, for investigation of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, CBI vests superintendence to the Central Vigilance Commission.
Functions
Initially, it was set up to investigate corruption in government departments and public sector undertakings.
However, over the years, its jurisdiction has expanded to cover a wide range of cases, including economic offenses, cyber-crimes, organized crimes, and special crimes.
CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating police agency in India.
It provides assistance to the Central Vigilance Commission and Lokpal.
It functions under the superintendence of the Deptt. of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances, Government of India - which falls under the prime minister’s office.
However for investigations of offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, its superintendence vests with the Central Vigilance Commission.
It is also the nodal police agency in India which coordinates investigation on behalf of Interpol Member countries.
Its conviction rate is as high as 65 to 70% and it is comparable to the best investigation agencies in the world.
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During the period of World War II, a Special Police Establishment (SPE) was constituted in 1941 in the Department of War of the British India to enquire into allegations of bribery and corruption in the war related procurements.
Later on it was formalized as an agency of the Government of India to investigate into allegations of corruption in various wings of the Government of India by enacting the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946.
The CBI is not a statutory body but derives its power to investigate from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
The establishment of the CBI was recommended by the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption (1962–1964).
In 1963, the CBI was established by the Government of India with a view to investigate serious crimes related to defence of India, corruption in high places, serious fraud, cheating and embezzlement and social crime, particularly of hoarding, black-marketing and profiteering in essential commodities, having all-India and inter-state ramifications.
With the passage of time, CBI started investigations in conventional crimes like assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings, crimes committed by extremists, etc.
