Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka)

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID; Sinhala: අපරාධ විමර්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, Tamil: 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 (SSP) Grade. However, since the late 1970s, the position of Deputy Inspector General of Police - 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.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official Police Website