Is the partner you met online really who they say they are? Dateline finds that hiring private detectives to investigate lovers is big business in India, as modern technology challenges age-old tradition.
Disguised behind a burqa, feigning illness or even pretending to be blind, private detective Rajani Pandit will stop at almost nothing to find out the truth.
Concerned families come to her office in Mumbai with stories of their children hiding what theyre doing on their phones or concerns that their lovers may not be who they seem.
Rajani has now solved over 7,500 cases, including her own nephews.
So-called love marriages are increasingly challenging Indias traditional arranged marriages, where the potential bride or groom is already known to both families.
Technically her work isnt legal and shes never been properly trained, but Rajani is one of an increasing number of lady detectives across India.
In Delhi, Akriti Khatri is known as the capitals Nancy Drew. She runs her own agency, Venus Detectives, and sees big business in Indias urban transformation.
Infidelity is going on at a very high rate. It's like every next house you can find it out, she tells Catherine. Its now more of a business instead of a profession.
