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Digital Forensics & Bug Sweeps · AhmedabadMake sure your devices and rooms are yours alone.

We examine phones, laptops and accounts that are yours to use, or that you are authorised to examine — for spyware, evidence or deleted data — and sweep your own premises and vehicles for hidden cameras, listening devices and GPS trackers.

No obligation. What you tell us stays with our team.

At a glance

Forensics & Sweeps

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Category
Corporate & legal
Typical timeline
Most sweeps are completed in a single visit. Device examinations usually take 3–7 working days.
Often used by
Individuals & families
Businesses & HR teams
How it starts
A confidential consultation, then a fixed written quote.
  • Lawful methods only
  • NDA on request

01 —When to call us

Does this sound familiar?

You don’t need proof to talk to us — only a question you can’t answer on your own.

  • Someone seems to know about private conversations, meetings or plans.
  • Your phone drains quickly, runs hot or shows apps and profiles you didn’t install.
  • You have recently separated, or left a business partnership, and worry your phone or car was tampered with.
  • A board meeting, negotiation or tender is coming up and you want the room checked.
  • You need messages or files from your own phone preserved as evidence for a case.
  • A departing employee had access to company laptops, and you need to know what left with them.

If any of this feels close, a short confidential conversation is a sensible first step.

Call an investigator, +91 98989 39153

02 —What we look into

The ground we cover.

Agreed with you in writing before work begins. You choose what matters; we leave out what doesn’t.

  • Phone and laptop examination

    Checks for stalkerware, unknown device-management profiles and suspicious account access on devices that are yours to use, with a plain report of what we find.

  • Evidence preservation

    Forensic copies of your own chats, email, photos and files — hashed and documented so the copy can be shown to match the original.

  • Company device investigations

    Examination of company-owned laptops, phones and email after an exit or a suspected leak, in line with your IT policy.

  • Bug sweeps (TSCM)

    Physical and electronic sweeps of your home, office, boardroom or factory cabin for hidden cameras, listening devices and transmitters.

  • Vehicle sweeps

    Inspection of cars you own or lawfully use for GPS trackers and recording devices.

  • Hardening advice

    Practical next steps — passwords, account recovery, device settings and meeting-room habits — so it doesn’t happen again.

03 —How we work the case

Careful, lawful, step by step.

Every step is documented and agreed with you. If something can’t be done lawfully, we say so before you commit.

  1. Talk to us from a clean line

    If you suspect a device is compromised, contact us from a different phone, and don’t discuss the sweep inside the room being swept.

  2. Confirm it’s yours to examine

    We examine only devices, accounts and premises that are yours to use, or that you are authorised to examine, and record that authority in writing before we start.

  3. Examine or sweep

    Forensic tools for devices; radio-frequency and lens detection plus a physical search for rooms and vehicles.

  4. Report and secure

    A written report of findings and the evidence trail, with clear advice on what to do next — including whether to go to the police.

04 —What you receive

Facts you can act on.

Every finding is sourced and dated, and anything we could not confirm is marked as such.

Contents of your file

  1. A written report of findings for each device, room or vehicle examined
  2. Hashed forensic copies of evidence, with chain-of-custody notes
  3. Photographs of any device found, in place, before anything is moved
  4. Documentation to support your advocate’s certificate for electronic evidence under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
  5. A short hardening checklist for you or your IT team

Typical timelineMost sweeps are completed in a single visit. Device examinations usually take 3–7 working days.

05 —Where we draw the line

What we will never do.

Indian law protects everyone’s privacy — including the person you are asking about. These limits protect your case, too.

  • We never access a device or account unless it is yours to use or you are authorised to examine it — paying for a phone someone else uses is not enough.
  • We do not install spyware or monitoring apps on anyone’s phone.
  • We do not plant devices — we only find them.
Read our legal boundaries

06 —Illustrative case files

A typical case, illustrated.

Composites, not real clients’ cases — but the methods are exactly how we work.

  • Scenario 05

    Corporate & legal, Gandhinagar, 1 day

    A boardroom that wasn’t private

    Details of a partnership dispute kept reaching the other side. Every meeting had been held in the same room.

These case files are illustrative — composites written to show typical cases and the methods we use. They are not records of real clients, and the people in them are invented.

Open all case files

Questions

Before you decide.

Straight answers about digital forensics & bug sweeps. If yours isn’t here, ask us directly — in confidence.

Can you get into my spouse’s or partner’s phone?

No. We examine only devices and accounts that are yours to use, or that you are authorised to examine — and paying for a phone, or having it in your name, does not make a spouse’s or partner’s phone yours to examine. Accessing anyone else’s phone or accounts without consent is an offence under the IT Act, whatever the relationship.

Can you recover deleted WhatsApp messages?

Sometimes, from your own phone or its backups. It depends on the device, its age and how it has been used since. After a first look, we will tell you whether recovery is realistic before you commit to more.

What happens if you find a bug or tracker?

We photograph it in place and advise you before anything is removed, because it may be evidence. If you decide to file a police complaint, we help you document the find for it.

Can you sweep our office without staff knowing?

Yes. Sweeps are usually done after hours or on a Sunday, and only the person who booked us needs to know.

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Talk to an investigator today.

A private conversation with no obligation. Call, WhatsApp or send an enquiry — whichever feels safest — and we will usually respond within two working hours.

Your details are read only by our team, never sold. You choose how and when we contact you.