The 'Thuggee' Act (XXX) of 1836 and the Thuggee department aimed at policing and prosecuting gangs seen as perpetrating a crime in the name of religion. Which of the following are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1.It was a colonial construct to brand various peripatetic groups as thugs
2.The British considered actions against thuggee an act of social reform
3.Sir William Sleeman was the architect of the campaign against Thuggee
4.'Confessions of a Thug' is authored by Mike Desh
5.'Thuggee' is authored by Sir William Sleeman
A1, 3 and 4 only
B2, 4 and 5 only
C1, 2 and 3 only
D3, 4 and 5 only
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