National Investigation Department
| राष्ट्रिय अन | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu |
| Motto | National Security |
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| Parent agency | Office of The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers |
| Website | nidept |
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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]
NID is one of the four major security-related agencies in Nepal, other being Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, and Nepal Army. Central Investigation Bureau, a branch of Nepal police [3] and Directorate of Military Intelligence (Nepal), a branch of Nepal Army. It has major connections to agencies from other countries. [4]
Heads of the NID
[edit]- Rom Bahadur Thapa
- Padam Bahadur Shah
- Dhundi Raj Sharma
- Samip Sherchan
- Harka Bahadur Thapa
- Ram Prasad Shrestha
- Chand Bahadur Rai
- Lekh Bahadur Panday
- Bishnu Raj Panta
- Govinda Karma Thapa
- Hari Babu Chaudhari
- Devi Ram Sharma
- Dhan Singh Karki
- Ashok Dev Bhatt
- Moti Bahadur Gurung
- Jeet Bahadur K.C.
- Dilipraj Regmi
- Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
- Yadulal Kharel
- Hutaraj Thapa