75 ....In Service <strong>of</strong> the Nation.... Front view <strong>of</strong> <strong>CBI</strong> Headquarters, CGO Complex, New Delhi
GROWTH WITH A DIFFERENCE In 1968, there was a change <strong>of</strong> guards. On superannuation, Director D.P. Kohli handed over the charge and command <strong>of</strong> st his corps to F.V. Arul (31 May, 1968). During his five year tenure, Shri D.P. Kohli had put the organization, as indicated above, on a sound footing. Fortunately, the shape and speed <strong>of</strong> growth <strong>of</strong> the organization did not diminish in any way during the time <strong>of</strong> D.P. Kohli's successors. They too spared no pains to take the organization ahead. The Government had, however, a feeling, and rightly so, that the <strong>CBI</strong> was in a way overburdened with work. Hence, they transferred some <strong>of</strong> its work to other organizations. The part-work relating to crime records and statistics was transferred to the National Crime Records <strong>Bureau</strong> (NCRB) and a part concerning research work to the <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> Police Research & Development (BPR&D). The transfer <strong>of</strong> workload gave a certain feeling <strong>of</strong> relief to the overloaded organization. But it was not destined to enjoy the relief for long. After a while, some very difficult, if not very heavy, work came its way from unexpected and unusual quarters. It somehow happened that the higher <strong>CBI</strong> Office at Jaipur 70 Mall Road, Ambala Cantonment, Ambala, where one <strong>of</strong> the earliest <strong>CBI</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice was located. Judiciary, that is, the Supreme Court and High Courts, impressed by the organization's efficiency and pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism, started giving complicated cases 'requiring serious investigations, in some cases on the prayers <strong>of</strong> the aggrieved parties, and in some others on their own initiatives'. As a result, the <strong>CBI</strong>'s basket began to overflow with crime cases. In view <strong>of</strong> this, the Government divided the <strong>Investigation</strong> Division into two Divisions, namely, the Anti-Corruption Division and the Special Crimes Division. The former dealt with the corruption cases and the latter with cases <strong>of</strong> conventional and economic <strong>of</strong>fences. In 1990s, some special investigating cells were created to investigate important but highly complicated cases, for instance, the Special <strong>Investigation</strong> Team (SIT) to investigate the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case (1991), the Special <strong>Investigation</strong> Cell-IV (SIC-IV) to investigate the Babri Masjid Demolition Cases, and the Bank Securities & Frauds Cell (BS&FC) to investigate the cases related to bank frauds and securities scams (1992). In the following year (1993), a Special Task Force was created to take up investigation relating to bomb blasts in Bombay. 76 ....In Service <strong>of</strong> the Nation....