The Lady Detectives of Delhi
Women make excellent investigators, in many cases far superior to men. Baldev Puri, general secretary of the Delhi chapter of the APDI, agrees. While exact figures for the number of female private detectives don’t exist, women are joining the profession in rapidly increasing numbers—and outdoing their male counterparts. “They make excellent investigators, in many cases far superior to men,” says the veteran detective, who has run his own agency for 30 years. “They are highly perceptive, they know how to get access in every situation, and they’re very organized.” Around 15 member agencies of the APDI are owned and run by women, he says, up from “only three or four nationwide” a few years ago. He is such a champion of female sleuths that he encouraged his daughter to join the business. At 23, Tanya Puri is the youngest female P.I. in the country to run her own agency, Lady…
