Born and brought up in Maharashtra, the 60-year-old desi Sherlock Holmes, Rajani Pandit grew up with her love for mystery and detective novels. Her father, Mr Shantaram Pandit, was a sub-inspector in the local police department.
During her graduation in Marathi literature from the Ruparel College in Mumbai, she developed an interest in investigating and solving mysteries.
After completing her education, Rajani announced her decision to become a private eye.
After completing her education, Rajani announced her decision to become a private eye.
In 1983, Rajani started offering detective services, challenging notions about what women could do. Rajani was only 25 when she started her agency named Rajani Pandit Detective Services, in 1991.
India’s first woman private investigator Rajani Pandit has played different roles to solve many crime mysteries. – that of a maidservant, a blind woman, a pregnant woman, a street vendor, etc. She does whatever it takes to solve a case.
According to Humans of Bombay's post, Rajani Pandit revealed her toughest case story. She said, “My toughest case was gathering proof for a murder investigation” where both the son and husband were killed and there was no proof.
Rajani went undercover as a maid & lived with the woman who was suspected of being the murderer.
“Then one day, the hitman who she hired, came to pay her a visit. That’s when I knew it was my chance. So I cut my foot with knife & told them that I had to go out to get bandaged.
“Then one day, the hitman who she hired, came to pay her a visit. That’s when I knew it was my chance. So I cut my foot with knife & told them that I had to go out to get bandaged.
I ran out, went to an STD booth and called the client to come home with the police. They were both arrested that day!” she recalls.
Rajani Pandit never married because she does not want to choose between her marriage and job.
#जय_श्रीराम 🙏
Rajani Pandit never married because she does not want to choose between her marriage and job.
#जय_श्रीराम 🙏
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