All of us have worn long overcoats, donned a deerstalker on our heads, stuck our dad’s pipe in our mouth and pretended to be a detective hot on someone’s trail. After a lot of hiding in dark alleys and ducking in taxis, we caught up with an ex-policeman turned private eye (he wishes anonymity) to ask him, if detective work is really just elementary.
What kinds of people hire private detectives?
It’s mostly people who have lost something. A kid or a spouse. Or they have some property matters. Couples who separate and then hire us to find out if there is any extra property. Even newly married couples who are suspicious of their spouses after 5-6 months of marriage.
(This story appears in the 17 July, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)