Question

What is the Role of the Police in Investigating a crime?

Answer 1

When the police receive an FIR or detect a crime, it launches an investigation, which may include questioning witnesses, recording their statements and collecting other kinds of evidence, for example, fingerprints, stolen goods, and murder weapons. If the evidence collected makes the police believe that a person (or persons) is (are) guilty of the reported crime, it files a charge-sheet against the person(s) in a suitable criminal (usually magistrates) court. .