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Bride, groom, spy: India's wedding detectives

Elaborate Indian weddings are big business, and for some families the first step of celebration is not to call a priest or a party planner but a private detective. [AFP]

From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over prospective husbands and wives -- a booming industry in India, where younger generations are increasingly choosing love matches over arranged marriage.

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