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{{Short description|British Indian intelligence agency}}
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{{Infobox law enforcement agency
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"/>
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| logocaption      = [[Emblem of India]]
| abbreviation      = DCI
| motto            = Service Security Integrity
| formed            = 1904
| country          = India
| federal          = Yes
| governingbody    = Government of India
| headquarters      = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| electeetype      = Minister
| minister1name    = [[Amit Shah]]
| minister1pfo      = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
| chief1name        =
| chief1position    = [[Director General]]
| parentagency      = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]
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The '''Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI)''' was established in April 1904 under [[Sir Harold Stuart]] on recommendations of Sir Andrew Fraser, following the report of the 1903 Police Commission instituted by the then [[Viceroy of India]] Lord Curzon.<ref name="Chatterjee 2005">{{cite book|first=D. K. |last=Chatterjee|title=Central Police Organisations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGYo-LPPRGUC&pg=PA222|publisher=Allied Publishers|date=2005 |isbn=978-81-7764-903-1|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Reshi |first1=Shabir Ahmad |last2=Dwivedi |first2=Seema |title=Growth & Development of Intelligence Apparatus during British Colonial Era in India |journal=International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention |date=April 2015 |volume=4 |issue=4 |page=16 |url=http://www.ijhssi.org/papers/v4(4)/Version-2/C0442012019.pdf |accessdate=30 December 2019}}</ref> After Indian independence in 1947, Central Criminal Intelligence Department was renamed as the Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI) is India's domestic intelligence, [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]], and criminal Investigation agency, Under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] [[Government of India]]. The agency is tasked with [[national security]] and criminal matters.


== History ==
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>
===Central Criminal Intelligence Department===
was established in April 1904 under [[Harold Stuart|Sir Harold Stuart]] on recommendations of Sir Andrew Fraser, following the report of the 1903 Police Commission instituted by the then [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]] Lord Curzon After Indian independence in 1947, Central Criminal Intelligence Department was renamed as the Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI)
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{Cite book
{{reflist}}
| 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
}}
* {{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}}


[[Category:1904 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1904 establishments in India]]

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Department of Criminal Intelligence
Agency overview
FormedApril 1904 (1904-04)
Preceding
Superseding agency
TypeIntelligence agency
JurisdictionBritish India
StatusSuperseded
HeadquartersShimla, British India
Agency executive
  • Director
  • Deputy Director
Parent departmentHome 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. 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.
  2. Riddick, John F. (2006). The History of British India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 87. ISBN 0-313-32280-5.
  3. 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.