Who Is Dr. M P Shankar? Dr. M P Shankar is the Founder and Managing Director of Spartan Detective Agency in Chennai, one of South India's most established private investigation firms. With over 12 years of hands-on experience in investigation and security operations, Dr. Shankar has built a reputation for combining methodical precision with unwavering client confidentiality. Based in Chennai, his work spans matrimonial verification, corporate fraud investigation, background screening, and integrated security systems — serving individuals, corporations, and government agencies across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
The Beginning
Dr. Shankar founded Spartan Detective Agency in February 2012 with a single, clear objective: to provide professional, ethical, and result-driven investigation services to people who needed the truth — and had no reliable way to find it. At a time when the private investigation sector in India was largely unregulated and inconsistent in quality, he chose to build differently — recruiting former police officers and CBI personnel, standardising investigation protocols, and making confidentiality a non-negotiable founding principle. What started as a single office in Porur, Chennai, has since grown into a multi-city operation with branches in Hyderabad (Kondapur) and Bangalore.
Building Spartan
Growing a detective agency in India came with its own set of challenges — from building public trust in a profession often misunderstood, to navigating the absence of a standardised regulatory framework for private investigators. Dr. Shankar addressed both by doing the work consistently and letting the case results speak.
Today, Spartan operates with a team of 50+ investigators, has successfully resolved over 3,000 cases, and holds full licensing, bonding, and insurance — credentials that remain rare in the industry.