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{{Short description|British Indian intelligence agency}} | |||
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{{Infobox government agency | |||
| name = Department of Criminal Intelligence | |||
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| formed = {{Start date|1904|04|}} | |||
| preceding1 = [[Thagi and Dakaiti Department]] | |||
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| superseding1 = [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] | |||
| agency_type = Intelligence agency | |||
| jurisdiction = [[British India]] | |||
| status = Superseded | |||
| headquarters = [[Shimla]], British India | |||
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| chief1_position = Director | |||
| chief2_position = Deputy Director | |||
| parent_department = Home Department | |||
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The '''Department of Criminal Intelligence''' ('''DCI'''), originally called '''Central Criminal Intelligence Department''' ('''CCID'''), was the [[Central government|central]] foreign and domestic [[intelligence agency]] of the [[Government of India Act 1858|Government of India]] during the [[British Raj]]. It was established by [[Lord Curzon]], the then [[Viceroy of India]],<ref name="Popplewell">{{Cite book|surname1=Popplewell|given1=Richard J.|year=1995|title=Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904–1924 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H44J2uDSE2cC&pg=PA42|publisher=Routledge|page=42|isbn=0-7146-4580-X}}</ref> based on the Indian Police Commission report submitted on 30 May 1903 under the chairmanship of [[Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser]], which examined and recommended reforms in Indian police system. [[Sir Harold Stuart]] was appointed as the first director of DIC.<ref>{{cite book |last=Riddick |first=John F. |year=2006 |title=The History of British India |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=0-313-32280-5 |page=87}}</ref> Curzon also established [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|Criminal Investigation Departments]] (CID) in all [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|provinces]] of British India.<ref name="Popplewell"/> | |||
== | DCI later became the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Vappala |date=5 May 2020 |title=How Viceroy Lord Mayo's Assassination Led to Creation Of India's First Intelligence Bureau |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/opinion-how-viceroy-lord-mayos-assassination-led-to-creation-of-indias-first-intelligence-bureau-news-352084 |work=[[Outlook India]] |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 14 August 2025
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 1904 |
| Preceding | |
| Superseding agency | |
| Type | Intelligence agency |
| Jurisdiction | British India |
| Status | Superseded |
| Headquarters | Shimla, British India |
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| Parent department | Home Department |
The Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI), originally called Central Criminal Intelligence Department (CCID), was the central foreign and domestic intelligence agency of the Government of India during the British Raj. It was established by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India,[1] based on the Indian Police Commission report submitted on 30 May 1903 under the chairmanship of Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser, which examined and recommended reforms in Indian police system. Sir Harold Stuart was appointed as the first director of DIC.[2] Curzon also established Criminal Investigation Departments (CID) in all provinces of British India.[1]
DCI later became the Intelligence Bureau.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Popplewell, Richard J. (1995). Intelligence and Imperial Defence: British Intelligence and the Defence of the Indian Empire 1904–1924. Routledge. p. 42. ISBN 0-7146-4580-X.
- ↑ Riddick, John F. (2006). The History of British India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 87. ISBN 0-313-32280-5.
- ↑ Balachandran, Vappala (5 May 2020). "How Viceroy Lord Mayo's Assassination Led to Creation Of India's First Intelligence Bureau". Outlook India. Retrieved 15 November 2024.