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A growing number of Indians are hiring private detectives to check up on a prospective bride or groom's character, sexual history and finances before marriage, BBC reported.

Agencies say they've seen a huge rise in pre-matrimonial investigations to check a suitor's background, because more people are meeting online and families are less involved.

The vast majority of enquiries come from parents who want to assess the "character" of their future son-in-law, says Rahul Rai, who runs the agency. "Some have very specific requests like checking the sexual preference of someone, if they have doubts."

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“婚前侦探”印度受宠

       据英国广播公司报道，越来越多的印度人在联姻前雇佣私人侦探来打探未来新娘或新郎的品行、性史以及收入情况。

       很多侦探事务所表示，由于越来越多的人是通过网络相识，而家庭成员很少参与，所以婚前对追求者的调查需求才会大大增加。

       经营侦探事务所的拉胡尔•莱说，绝大部分需求都是来自想要评估未来女婿品行的家长，“有些客户会提出特别明确的要求，比如客户怀疑对方的性倾向，就委托我们查证一下。”

(China.org.cn November 14, 2011)