About Special Task Force (STF)

In the year 2002, Special Task Force (STF) was established under Crime Investigation Department(CID), Police Headquarters, Bhopal, and remained under CID till 2007. Thereafter, from 2007 to 2011 STF used to be a quantum of Special Branch (SB), PHQ, Bhopal. Finally, vide order no. SB/CI CELL/11-13(69)/2011 of the Director-General of Police, Madhya Pradesh dated 03.09.2011, STF was established as a separate working unit and was to be headed by an Additional Director General of Police ranking officer.

At present, an officer ranking Additional Director General of Police heads the Special Task Force (STF), Madhya Pradesh. On 26 Dec 2008, State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh notified the office of the Inspector General of Police of STF as the STF Police Station and the entire state of Madhya Pradesh would fall under its jurisdiction. The notification also stated that STF would be authorized to investigate all the crimes related to illegal and disruptive activities of anti-national, terrorists, anti-social elements, organized crimes prone organizations/gangs, and extremists.