1986: inception NCRB was set up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals, to assist investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators. It was set up based on the recommendation of the Task force 1985 and the National Police Commission 1977, by merging the Directorate of Coordination and Police Computer (DCPC) with the Inter-State Criminals Data Branch and the Central Fingerprint Bureau of the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The statistical branch of the
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) was previously also merged with the NCRB, but was later de-merged.
2022: National Automated Fingerprint Identification System A 10-digit National Fingerprint Number (NFN) is assigned by National Automated Fingerprint Identification System NAFIS to every individual who is arrested for a crime. Different offenses reported under various
first information reports will be associated with the same NFN, and this unique ID would be used for the individual's lifetime. The first two digits of the ID will be the state code where the individual who was arrested for a crime is registered, and then a sequence number. The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems database is linked to NAFIS. In order to create a national database of criminal fingerprints, the NCRB supplied equipment to all Districts, the Police Commissionerate, the State Fingerprint Bureaux, the Central Fingerprint Bureau, and Central Law Enforcement Agencies. NAFIS is connected with the Fingerprint Identification System of every State and
union territory. As a result of NAFIS's implementation, a searchable national repository including 1.06
crore criminal fingerprint records as of 31 October 2024, is now available to authorized users. ==See also==