The Thuggee and Dacoity Department, also called Thagi and Dakaiti Department, was an organ of the East India Company,[1] and inherited by British India, which was established in 1830[2] with the mission of addressing dacoity (banditry), highway robbery, and particularly the Thuggee cult of robbers.
| Thagi and Dakaiti Department | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1830 |
| Dissolved | October 1903 |
| Superseding agency | Department of Criminal Intelligence |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Legal jurisdiction | British India |
| Governing body | Government of India |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Child agency |
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Among the department's more recognised members was Colonel William Sleeman, who headed the outfit from 1835 to 1839 and is known as the man who eliminated the Thuggee.[2] In 1874, Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet was made General Superintendent of the Thuggee and Dacoit Department.
The department existed until 1904, when it was replaced by the Central Criminal Intelligence Department.[3]
References edit
- ^ Parama Roy (1998). Indian Traffic: Identities in Question in Colonial and Postcolonial India. University of California Press. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-0-520-91768-2. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ a b Giriraj Shah (1 January 1993). Image Makers: An Attitudinal Study of Indian Police. Abhinav Publications. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-81-7017-295-6. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Floriana Ciccodicola (2012). Practicing Anthropology in Development Processes. Edizioni Nuova Cultura. pp. 210–. ISBN 978-88-6134-791-5. Retrieved 24 August 2013.