The Criminal Investigation Department (CID;
Sinhala: අපරාධ විමර්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ''Aparadha Vimarshana Departmentuwa'',
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
: குற்றவியல் விசாரணை திணைக்களம்) is the primary investigative arm of the Sri Lanka Police and was established in 1870. It is headed by a director, who was of a
Senior Superintendent of Police
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(SSP) Grade. However, since the late 1970s, the position of
Deputy Inspector General of Police
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India
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- CID (DIG/CID) was established.
Role
The CID handles cases of a very serious nature that require specialist skills and complex detection. While the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has taken over most counter-terrorist investigations in the police when directed by Inspector General of Police or the Secretary of Defence to investigate a specific incidence the CID takes over the investigation from the relevant jurisdictional Police Station and cooperates with other intelligence agencies in the investigation.
References
External links
Official Police Website
{{Sri Lankan security forces
Sri Lanka Police units
Criminology organizations
Criminal investigation