The Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI) was established in April 1904 under

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on recommendations of Sir Andrew Fraser, following the report of the 1903 Police Commission instituted by the then

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Lord Curzon. After Indian independence in 1947, Central Criminal Intelligence Department was renamed as the Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI) is India's domestic intelligence,

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, and criminal Investigation agency, Under the

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. The agency is tasked with

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and criminal matters.

History

Central Criminal Intelligence Department

was established in April 1904 under

on recommendations of Sir Andrew Fraser, following the report of the 1903 Police Commission instituted by the then

Lord Curzon After Indian independence in 1947, Central Criminal Intelligence Department was renamed as the Department of Criminal Intelligence (DCI)

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References

* * {{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 1904 establishments in India Indian intelligence agencies Government agencies established in 1904 Government agencies of India Federal law enforcement agencies of India