National Investigation Department (NID) ( ne, राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान बिभाग) is the main intelligence agency of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
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 .
NID is one of the four major security-related agencies in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
, other being
Nepal Police
Nepal Police is the national and primary law enforcement agency of Nepal. It is primarily responsible for maintaining law and order, prevention of crime and crime investigation within the jurisdiction determined by the Constitution of Nepal. ...
,
Armed Police Force, and
Nepal Army. Crime Investigation Department, a branch of Nepal police
and
Directorate of Military Intelligence (Nepal)
The Directorate of Military Intelligence in Nepal is the Nepalese Army’s intelligence unit. With the head office at Military Headquarters in Kathmandu, DMI functions under a brigadier general of the army. DMI collects its intelligence from plai ...
, a branch of
Nepal Army
The Nepali Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना, translit=Nēpālī Sēnā), technically the Gorkhali Army ( ne, गोरखाली सेना, translit=Gōrakhālī Sēnā, label=none; see '' Gorkhas''), is the land service branc ...
, are not related to NID.
Heads of the NID
# Rom bahadur
#
Ram Prasad Shrestha
Ram Prasad Shrestha was the Chief Justice of Nepal
The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the judicial branch of Nepal and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal. The Chief Justice ...
# Chand Bahadur Rai
# Lekh Bahadur Panday
# Bishnu Raj Panta
# Hari Bahadur Chaudhari
# Devi Ram Sharma
# karun Singh karki
# Ashok Dev Bhatt
# Moti Gurung
# Jeet Bahadur K.C.
# Dilipraj Regmi
# Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
# Yedulal Kharel
See also
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Nepalese Police Force
The Nepalese Police Force is the national police of Nepal. It is independent of the Nepalese Army. Although once brought under the Army in the name of "Unified Command", it is taken as a force separate from the Army.
In the days of its establishme ...
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Armed Police Force Nepal
The Armed Police Force, Nepal is a paramilitary land force tasked with counter-insurgency operations in Nepal. It functions as a semi-military wing, and occupies a sort of dual role as both military and law enforcement. Service is voluntar ...
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Military of Nepal
The Nepalese Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepali Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed t ...
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National Investigation Department of Nepal
National Investigation Department (NID) ( ne, राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान बिभाग) is the main intelligence agency of Nepal collecting information about country’s public security, economic crimes, corruption, ...
References
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Military of Nepal
Security forces of Nepal
Intelligence agencies
1962 establishments in Nepal
Government agencies established in 1962