With so much invested in the extravaganza, it is common for a family to hire a private detective to check up on a prospective bride or groom before the ceremony.
And India has a wealth of pre-matrimonial detective agencies set up to check out people's past relationships, earnings and family history.
The prospective son-in-law always wore designer clothing, drove luxury cars, and arranged to meet in expensive cafes. The family grew suspicious and wanted his financial background checked out.
After weeks of following him around, Forensic Detective team discovered that he was a scam artist who had faked his address and hired cars to fool the girl.
Proof needed
Forensic Detective says it can be tough to tell a young person that the bride or groom they are set on marrying is not who or what they appear to be.It is important to collect hard evidence such as photographs and evidences to convince clients.
While pre-matrimonial enquiries dominate her portfolio, post-wedding disputes are also providing more and more business.
Divorce rates in India are on the rise. When marriage spats get ugly and head to the courts, both parties look for evidence to back up their claims, which often revolve around extramarital affairs.
Lawyers, too, often hire investigators like Forensic Detective to get the right evidence to support their case.
"It's often a matter of reducing the alimony or getting the custody of a child, but the court wants solid evidence to prove the case.
Undercover filming
She cites a case where a non-resident Indian living in the Australia hired her to private Detective on his wife.His wife had filed a case demanding a huge alimony, citing her inability to work as she was paralysed from the waist down and needed the money to take care of her kids.
The husband knew she was travelling to a wedding in Delhi and provided all the relevant details to us.
So our team went undercover to the wedding venue as photographers and caterers. When the woman arrived, in typical Indianwedding style, she danced as part of the procession for the groom's party.
Our team filmed the whole event and sent it as evidence to the Australia court dealing with the divorce. That sealed the case for the husband.
Costs for the agency's services vary on a case-by-case basis, but we say a general pre-matrimonial investigation costs about Rs. 25000.
A post-matrimonial investigation would usually be "much more" though, as you tend to have to gather more evidence.
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