National Investigation Department

National Investigation Department (NID) (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान बिभाग) is the main intelligence agency of Nepal 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 . [1] [2]

National Investigation Department
राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान बिभाग
Intelligence overview
Formed1962 (1962)
JurisdictionNepal
HeadquartersSinghadarbar, Kathmandu
Intelligence executive
  • Yedulal Kharel, Chief of NID
Parent IntelligenceOffice of The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Websitenidept.gov.np

NID is one of the four major security-related agencies in Nepal, other being Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army. Crime Investigation Department, a branch of Nepal police [3] and Directorate of Military Intelligence (Nepal), a branch of Nepal Army, are not related to NID.

Heads of the NID
  1. Rom bahadur
  2. Ram Prasad Shrestha
  3. Chand Bahadur Rai
  4. Lekh Bahadur Panday
  5. Bishnu Raj Panta
  6. Hari Bahadur Chaudhari
  7. Devi Ram Sharma
  8. Dhan Singh karki
  9. Ashok Dev Bhatt
  10. Moti Gurung
  11. Jeet Bahadur K.C.
  12. Dilipraj Regmi
  13. Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
  14. Yedulal Kharel (current) [4]

See also


References
  1. "National Investigation Department".
  2. "Organizational structure of NID".
  3. "Crime Investigation Department".
  4. "Government appoints Adhikari as chief of National Investigation Department".

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