| 21st century has brought rapid advances in internet and telecommunication technologies. Even the poorest of poor has benefited from these rapid advancement of technology. Unfortunately, many of the attributes of these new technologies – low cost, ease of use and anonymous nature – make them attractive media for fraudulent scams, transmission of pornography, child sexual exploitation and “Cyberstalking”. Terrorist also use the cyber media of facilitate terrorist crimes like the 26/11 attack. One of the biggest threats to National Security is the ability of some of the foreign powers to enter into our networks and steal or destroy data and incapacitate our systems.
Recognizing the seriousness of cyber threats, CID West Bengal has developed a Cyber Crime Unit under the Special Operation Group (SOG). For Scientific Analysis of such threats a Computer Crime Analysis Lab (CCAB) has also been set up. This Lab will have the ability to handle cases pertaining to hacking, spread of virus, pornography, manipulation of accounts, alteration of data, software piracy, creation of false websites, printing of counterfeit currency, forged visas, theft of intellectual property, email spamming, denial of access, password theft, crimes with cell phones and palmtops, cyber terrorism and the transmission of secret codes concealed in pictures.
The fight against Cyber Crime requires the highest level of expertise. However, in addition to this there should be awareness among members of public about seriousness of Cyber Crime. It is with this objective that the CID Website has been created.
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Ever since the enactment of Act V of 1861, whereby the police system of British India got streamlined, there were proposals at regular intervals to form a specialised detective wing. However it was not till the Police Commission of 1902-03, which finally recommended the formation of a Criminal Investigation Department for each of the provinces that the concept was seriously examined. It was recommended that a Criminal Investigation Department, (CID) should be constituted in each province under a Deputy Inspector General of Police for the purpose of collating and distributing information regarding organised crimes. It would also be in charge of Railway Police and the Finger Print Bureau, which was earlier under the Secretariat Police officer. The CID would also undertake the investigation of specialised crimes that require technical expertise. Finally on 21 March 1905 the Government of India accepted the proposal of the Commission and issued instructions to start the department in every province by 1907. In Bengal the CID came into existence on 1 April 1906 under Mr. C.W.C. Plowden.
Rathin Dandapat 
Jaydeb Giri 
Tapan Dey 
Fullara Mandal 
