- Posted by: Sanjeev
- 28 May, 2019
History of Private Detectives and Investigators in India
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and also sometimes referred to as private detective (PD) and Private Eye (PE)) is a person who offers his services to individuals, companies, organizations or government agencies to undertake investigatory services. Government Detectives like police officers, CBI officers, RAW officers, IB officers, Military Intelligence officers, etc. are paid by the government and are classified as public servants, whereas private detectives are paid by clients who hire them.
Espionage investigation is an extremely thrilling and colourful work. It dates back to ancient India. The first mention of espionage is even recorded in Upanishads, Vedas, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. Our ancient scriptures are full of such stories. Chanakya the most renowned ancient Philosopher, economist, advisor, writer, and teacher had advocated and established a separate wing for espionage. It was an important part of the administration of the Maurya Empire. The goal of secret service was to test the integrity of government officials, to be on the lookout for enemies and check on citizens for any sign of rebellion. In Arthashastra Chanakya has given an elaborate description of the various aspects of espionage. He divides them into Sansthan (Stationary) and sanchari (wandering). Only the most efficient, smart, intelligent and honest person was recruited in the department. In medieval India also the tradition continued and Mughal's and their contemporary rulers also used and utilized the services of an informer. Some notable spies of the era were Zambur, Bahirji Naik, etc. In modern times the British effectively used Counter Intelligence against the Indian revolutionary movement. In fact, the British also sowed the seed for the modern hierarchy of Intelligence Bureau (IB), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Military Intelligence (MI), Indian Police, National Investigation Agency (NIA), etc. which has a colonial imprint.
In independent India, the first private detective agency is IDA, which was found by late Sh. Prem Kumar. After his death, IDA was not able to hold the edge and other private agencies started to fill the vacuum. Rajni Pandit is also a famous private investigator who broke the ceiling and became the first female private investigator of India. However, she lost all the name and fame and was arrested by Mumbai Police. After her fall from grace and attaining old age, she has stopped working. In the year 2013, Sh Rai Singh Khatri established DDS Detective, he himself is a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) who gained immense prestige while working with Delhi Police and CBI in various capacities.
Nowadays the chief executive officer (CEO) of DDS Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is Mr Sanjeev Kumar. Under his leadership and command, DDS Detectives has established itself as the topmost detective agency in Delhi with Headquarters in Delhi. It has pan India offices and works in cities like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Faridabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Bangalore, etc.
Private Investigators play an important role in assisting individuals, companies, organizations, law enforcement agencies, corporations, etc., in various investigation work. In many of the cases, the duty of a private investigator involves legal, financial and criminal investigations. The job of a private detective involves a lot of research, surveillance, interviews, discreet investigations, role-playing, undercover working, etc. Post liberalization and upon the opening of economy India has become a major economic superpower. Therefore, the requirement in corporate investigations and espionage has also increased manifold. In modern times the detective agencies are also involved in due diligence investigation, fraud investigation, debugging and sweeping, NPA Management, corporate investigations, etc. The private investigators in India are mostly working for private individuals and catering to their needs in their concerns such as; pre matrimonial investigation, adultery investigation, extramarital affair investigation, background checks, etc. It is a fast-growing carrier in India and therefore the numbers of private detective agencies are ever-increasing.
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