About Us

    In order to deal with organized crimes, Special Task Force has been created as a special unit in Criminal Investigation Department, Crime Branch,Odisha vide Home Deptt. Resolution No.PDA-1-15/2011/35914/D&A, dtd.18.08.2011. The unit started functioning w.e.f 22.02.2012. State Government has declared the office of the Superintendent of Police, Special Task Force as a Police Station vide Govt. Notification No.36032-Home-DA1-CRTN2-0015/2012 to be known as Special Task Force Police Station having its jurisdiction as the entire area of the State of Odisha for the purpose of registration, investigation and prosecution of organized crimes

Organizational Chart

Charter of Duties

The followings are the charter of duties of Special Task Force:

1. Act as a Nodal agency in the State for dealing with organized crime.

2. Collection of intelligence pertaining to organized crime.

3. Interaction with Special Task Force of other States and agencies of Govt. of India involved in combating organized crime.

4. Preparation of the periodic review reports and other Special Reports pertaing to organized crime in Odisha.

5. Effective action (Investigation, prosecution, intelligence, collection) against following types of organized crime and criminals.

6. Inter district gangs of organized criminals involved in tender fixing, extortion and related offences.

7. Inter district gangs of robbers.

8. Inter district gangs of Drug peddlers.

9. Inter district gang of kidnappers/abductors for ransom.

10. Gangs involved in illicit supply of Arms, ammunition and explosives to criminal elements.

11. Gangs involved in trade of human organs.