<h1>Criminal tax investigation unit established to centralize probing, prosecution and international cooperation on direct tax offences.</h1> A new Directorate of Income Tax (Criminal Investigation) (DCI) has been established under the Central Board of Direct Taxes to investigate, prosecute and coordinate action on criminal matters with financial implications under direct tax laws, including offences under the Income Tax Act and Wealth Tax Act. The DCI may collect and share information, hire special prosecutors and experts, run witness protection programmes, cooperate with domestic and permissible foreign agencies, and is headed by a Director General of Income Tax (Criminal Investigation) under the administrative control of the Member (Investigation) of the CBDT.