Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Police have issued a clarification order on the investigation of fraud, cheating and economic offence cases, fixing the rank of the investigating officer based on the amount of money involved.
As per the order, cases involving fraud, cheating and financial offences up to Rs 1 crore will be investigated by a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), while cases involving more than Rs 1 crore — including fraud, cheating, financial offences, cyber fraud, money laundering and digital evidence-related economic offences — will be investigated by a Police Inspector (PI) or a senior officer.
The order said the directive has been issued in line with Section 30 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which governs which officer can investigate a case depending on the type of offence. It has asked all police officers across the state to comply with the instructions.
The order, numbered CRM-3(1)/42/2022 and dated 19.11.2026 as per the document, carries the signature of Dr. M.A. Saleem, IPS, Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka.
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