Courtship now comes with a private detective!!!!

More and more city folks are hiring registered private detectives to do a 'background check' on their potential bride or groom and even to spy on their spouses

So you thought there is no way your spouse or fiance is going to know about your illicit affair? Beware! You might be under the scanner right now! City folks are handing over the task of verifying the background and whereabouts of their potential partner or spouse to experienced, registered private detectives.

With fees starting from `15,000 or `20,000, clients for pre-matrimonial investigations outnumber the clients approaching for post-matrimonial investigations in Kerala. "Parents are being increasingly cautious of their wards and who they get married to these days. Fraudulent cases are on the rise and there are plenty of resources to follow a wayward lifestyle. 

There are also those who tend to exaggerate their family background and financial status during the matrimonial discussions with the bride/groom's family," points out an undercover agent in Kochi, who does not wish to be named.