National Investigation Department Explained

Agency Name:	National Investigation Department
Nativename:	राष्ट्रिय अन
Motto:	National Security
Jurisdiction:	Nepal
Parent Agency:	Office of The Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Chief1 Name:	Hutaraj Thapa
Chief1 Position:	Chief Investigation Director

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.

Heads of the NID

1. Rom Bahadur Thapa
2. Padam Bahadur Shah
3. Dhundi Raj Sharma
4. Samip Sherchan
5. Harka Bahadur Thapa
6. Ram Prasad Shrestha
7. Chand Bahadur Rai
8. Lekh Bahadur Panday
9. Bishnu Raj Panta
10. Govinda Karma Thapa
11. Hari Babu Chaudhari
12. Devi Ram Sharma
13. Dhan Singh Karki
14. Ashok Dev Bhatt
15. Moti Bahadur Gurung
16. Jeet Bahadur K.C.
17. Dilipraj Regmi
18. Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
19. Yadulal Kharel
20. Hutaraj Thapa

References

https://www.everest-times.com/2022/01/06/20265/

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Investigation Department.
2. Web site: Organizational structure of NID.
3. Web site: Crime Investigation Department.