Changes In CBI Manual After 15 Years, New Manual Released

Changes in CBI manual after 15 years, a chapter of cybercrime and investigation abroad added.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday released the new Crime Manual with few changes of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The CBI manual has been changed since 2005 and chapters on cybercrime and investigation abroad have been added to speed up the investigation.

Officials said that now investigation of branch level cases will have to be completed within six months and zone level cases within nine months, earlier its deadline was one year.

The agency, under the chairmanship of Additional Director Praveen Sinha, constituted a task force to make necessary changes in the manual.

The task force made the necessary changes after talks with former senior officials of the agency, law experts, and other concerned parties.

The new manual adds a chapter on the process of foreign affairs investigations and coordination with Interpol. Minister of Personnel, Pensions and Public Grievances Jitendra Singh congratulated the CBI for the change.

Marble powder, ground coal, and salt were sold to farmers in the name of fertilizer, police busted.

Farmers of Jabalpur and adjoining districts were being cheated through fake manure and pesticide factory in Khajri Khiria Bypass on a farm of about one and a half acres.

By mixing fertilizer, the mafia was not only causing economic loss to the farmers but was also intent on destroying the fertile power of the farm.

Adulterants were making fake manure and chemical substances in the name of all companies and selling them to the farmers through traders.

On Monday, after the Crime Branch received information from the informer, the police on Monday exposed a gang of adulterants trying to establish roots in Mahakoshal and Vindhya.

Collector Karmvir Sharma, Superintendent of Police Siddharth Bahuguna, and all the officials of administration, police, and agriculture department reached the spot as soon as the information of the incident was received.