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Pagi (also spelled as Paghi and Pugi) is a title used by the Koli caste of the Indian state of Gujarat during the rule of Mughals or Musalman, British and princely states in British India. They specialised in the tracking of thieves by means of their footprints. Pagi was a title equal to the Detective conferred on the Kolis of Talpada and Chunwalia subcastes. The Koli caste is 24% of the total population of Gujarat They are classified as Other Backward Class (OBC) Kshatriya for their work as Pagi seemed to be a warrior class.