Introduction

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigation agency of the Government of India. The CBI is unique in as much as it sits at the confluence of law enforcement, politics, and the rule of law in India. In this episode of Police Chowki, Javeed Ahmad (ex-IPS & Joint Director, CBI) speaks to Shrikrishna Upadhyaya about the role and function of the CBI, the contentious issues around the misuse of CBI to target political opponents, the conflict of CBI with the federal structure of India, its constitutionality or the lack of it, why the public servants in India are scared of the 3Cs: CBI, CVC and CAG and more.