Hall Tarquin - The Delhi detectives handbook

The Delhi Detectives Handbook

The Delhi Detectives Handbook

Being a guide to the ancient Indian field
of investigation and its application in the modern
context, including invaluable recommendations
for all types of disguises and undercover aliases,
operational procedures and methods of detection
and observation, not overlooking useful
information regarding procedures for vetting
prospective brides and grooms, where to get the
best street foods while conducting stake outs, and
the importance of maintaining a proper moustache.

Authored by Vish Puri
(in consultation with Mr. Tarquin Hall)

Illustrations by Lavanya Karthik

Published by Sacred Cow Media Ltd. 2017

Copyright Sacred Cow Media Ltd. 2016

Tarquin Hall has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.

This is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the authors imagination and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Sacred Cow Media Ltd.

Sacred Cow Media Ltd.

41 St. Jamess Square

Bath, Somerset

BA1 2TU

United Kingdom

www.tarquinhall.com

ISBN 978-1-9123178-7-5
eBook ISBN 978-0-9927256-2-4

Illustrations by Lavanya Karthik

Book and cover design by Shuka Jain

Typeset in Adobe Garamond Pro, Perpetua and Courier

Printed and bound in Great Britain by TJ International Ltd, UK.

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated with utmost reverence and humility to the Master, Chanakya.

Valour is the wealth of rulers

CONCERNING THE AUTHOR

VISH PURI, formerly Military Intelligence, Indian Army, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Most Private Investigators Ltd, New Delhi, India. A two-timing recipient of the highly prestigious and recognised World Federation of Detectives Super Sleuth Award (1999 and 2013) and winner of six top national awards also, he is the only Indian private investigator til date to be honoured with the unique distinction of appearing on the cover of India Today. Having achieved unprecedented acclaim and success, Puri is widely regarded as well as celebrated as the best detective in all of India, and possibly the world also. Armed with complete faith in his own abilities while often facing considerable danger and obstacles, he has aided and abetted foreign law enforcement agencies including the Scotland Yard, Interpol, even FBI, thus ensuring their inquiries have come to a satisfactory conclusion each and every time. His clients have included many famous personages and VIPs and VVIPs also, including politicians, Maharajas, captains of industry, leading corporators, cricket and filmy stars, individuals drawn from the creamy layer, as well as Government of India and many other ordinary people from all walks. In 2013 he was recognised by the President of India for averting one national crisis after exposing the criminal activities of underworld don Raju, head of the infamous and so-called Red Onion Mafia. When not fighting crime, Puri dedicates himself to humanitarian and charitable work, family life and growing chillies, being a recognised expert in the field. Puri is an ardent supporter of Rotary Blood Bank (RBB), Delhi. He is also Vice-President, Indian Federation of Indian Private Eyes (IFIPE), Founder Member of the Centre for Promotion and Preservation of Dharma (CPPD), Honorary Member of Moustache Association of Punjab (MOP) and Delhi Chilli Growers Association (DCGA), not to mention Lifetime Member of the India International Centre (IIC), Habitat Centre (HC) and Delhi Gymkhana (DG). He has authored A Comprehensive Guide to Growing Indian Chillies (Hot Off The Press, 1999) and contributes on regular basis to letters page of Times of India regarding pressing social issues.

For more information, including a full biography, go to www.vishpuri.com. Vish Puri is the first private investigator in all India to maintain a presence on the Facebook also.

TARQUIN HALL is a reputed and regarded British author.

INTRODUCTION

Since Mr. Tarqin, an acclaimed British gentleman and journalist who has made his home in Delhi, saw fit to kindly commit to paper in book form his accounts of some of my most notable cases til date, I have become nothing short of a world famous and much celebrated personality. At the time of writing no less than four books this regard, I have been able to assist some seventeen persons, including one Mr. Chulalongkorn Ramathibodi of Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta whose daughter eloped with a smooth-talking chikna type from Goa and required locating.

However, the vast majority of correspondence received has come from interested parties requesting information and insights regarding how-all I achieve such extraordinary best street food in Delhi given that no detective can think straight on an empty stomach.

I should like to clarify also that I have been further motivated given the frankly blatant ignorance of peoples from nations around the world regarding the history of spy craft and investigation in India, which predates even that of the Chinese and Arabs by far. Really the extent of such ignorance is quite shocking. Mostly it has come about thanks to that Conan Doyle, whose sole purpose was to and those working under me.

Naturally it would not be wise on my part (somewhat foolish in fact) to divulge all my trade secrets. So many goondas would like my head on the platter, no less than nine attempts having been made on my life til date, the latest involving a six-foot-tall Afridi No doubt my competitors, especially Hari Kumar of Spycatchers, should dearly love to learn a thing or three about my modus operandee and turn advantage against me.

That being said as well as all things being equal, I see no harm in sharing certain experiences and knowledge in the hope of encouraging young Indians to enter law enforcement in general. India requires honest individuals. Our nation is under control of a Mafia Raj, a nexus of corrupt netas, babus and corporators who are totally lacking in any scruples moral or otherwise what so ever. It is no exaggeration to say they are sucking the blood from the very heart of the nation. Thus the only way to put a stop to their activities and put India firmly, back on the track is through hard work and diligence and above all honesty and integrity, not to mention intelligence, also. We must all look to our dharma.

Vish Puri

New Delhi, 2016

Kindly note following:Please find at backside a glossary of Indian words in current usage which may not be familiar to foreign students and readers and will cause so much of confusion if not clarified.