Thagi and Dakaiti Department
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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.
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Formed | 1830 |
Dissolved | October 1903 |
Superseding agency | Department of Criminal Intelligence |
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Legal jurisdiction | British India |
Governing body | Government of India |
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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]