BENGALURU, 22 AUG

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday filed a chargesheet in a local court in connection with the suicide of a superintendent involved in the high-profile Valmiki scam case.

The 300-page chargesheet does not mention the names of any politicians from the ruling Congress.  However, Chandrasekaran—who died by suicide—in a death note implicated a minister from the Congress in the case.

Meanwhile, other Special Investigation Teams (SITs) probing several significant cases are also nearing the completion of their investigations and are expected to submit chargesheets soon. The Director General of Police (CID), MA Saleem, confirmed to Salar News that the SITs are in the final stages of preparing their chargesheets but declined to provide specifics.

The Department has also been probing investment scams such as the IMA case through its newly formed Deposit Fraud Investigation Division (DFID).

Amid, Opposition BJP and JD(S)’ demand for a Crime Investigation Bureau (CBI) to take over cases such as the Valmiki scam, the top cop emphasised the Department's commitment to swift and efficient investigations, citing its 70 per cent detection rate and 50 per cent conviction rate.

He claimed that the investigations would be completed as soon as possible and that his Department worked overtime to meet deadlines.

Among the high-profile cases under CID's purview are the Belagavi stripping case, the murder of Neha Hiremath in Hubballi, the sexual harassment allegations against former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, and the alleged multi-crore scam in the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.

“In 2023, we probed 903 cases. This year we have at least 385 cases with us,” said Saleem.

To bolster its cybercrime investigation capabilities, the CID has partnered with Infosys to establish the Cyber Crime Investigation Training and Research (CCITR) centre in Bengaluru. This collaboration, supported by a four-year grant of Rs 33 crore from the Infosys Foundation, has been instrumental in training hundreds of investigators and promoting research in digital forensics. -Salar News