Widow Harassment Money Extortion, Deprivation of Right to Life , Discrimination Widow Harassment Money Extortion, Deprivation of Right to Life , Discrimination

1 week ago

I am a single 52 year old widow, with a weak daughter who is a TB survivor, and still studying. I live in my own apartment, and all my neighbours are Marwaris. Ever since 2021, they have taken advantage of my husbands death, who was a legal professional; and have constantly been extorting huge amounts of money out of me, forcing me to pay, else they have removed my basic existence rights such as water, electricity, guard, lift. They have removed any official association bills (which used to be provided until 2020), and have since 2021, started extorting huge amounts of money only from me. Rahul Bhansali, the
Self-claimed secretary of the building, comes along with arms and his co-thieves, his caste-member Marwari women, such as Sarita Agarwal, Mrs.Sunny Agarwal, Shivani Agarwal, Raju Bhansali, Ankita Agarwal, Mrs.Jain, and his own sister, often in indecent manners, and since 2021, they have unlawfully, without informing me, raised the monthly flat maintainable from INR 1250 per month to INR 2000 per month. This has put me in great difficulty, and when I said so, they hit me on the neck, and severely threatened to murder me, by a driver employed by Rahul Bhansali, by the name of Mr.Laskar, who drives his car WB02AR5979 , a Renault.


Since 2021, they have stopped providing me any official association bill , and just show up to my doorstep in a gang consisting of Rahul Bhansali, Sunny Agarwal, Rajiv Agarwal, Raju Bhansali, Sarita Agarwal, Shivani Agarwal, Mr.Laskar (who is a terrorist in hiding).

In April 2022, again , Sarita Agarwal, on the instructions by Rahul Bhansali, came banging my doorstep demanding a 70,000 rupees immediate hard cash, citing concerns of Building renovation. I had not been consulted, despite owning a 1400sq feet flat in the very building. Nevertheless, I was forced by rahul bhansali (with a threat of muder of my only daughter, who is a tuberculosis survivor), to sell off whatever jewellery I had left, in order to pay their lumsome {which I was otherwise hawking off to make ends meet}.
Even now, after taking the full 70,000 INR plus monthly INR2000 forcefully from me, they refuse to even write a receipt. Now, Rahul Bhansali, aided by his servants Samir and Ashish Poddar, has again come to my doorstep demanding an extra INR 10,000 . I simply asked for a bill or any receipt this time I pay, or for him to provide me a QR code, or a BHIM UPI, as this is an election year, and I want to keep my transactions cashless, abiding by governmenal policies.

However, Rahul Bhansali, who is involved in black money dealings, does not possess any QR code, BHIM UPI, neither a bank account, which is why he even refused cheque payments, and outwardly demanded hard cash. Furthermore, Rahul Bhansali and Sunny Agarwal together, called me kutti, physically struck me on the neck and knee, and left , stating he would have his driver of his car, WB02AR597, strike and kidnap my only daughter.


The building is Shiva Apartments, 4 Ritchie Road.


Kolkata 700019


I am scared .

What do I do?

Please help me.

Anik

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A.Dear Client,
Blackmailing, which involves monetary demands is a serious offence under Section 384 of IPC. Also, threatening to injure the person or his reputation is a punishable offence under Section 503 of IPC. It amounts to criminal intimidation and the perpetrator shall be punishable with imprisonment and fine. Further, mental harassment is also a punishable offence under IPC. So, in this case, you can file a complaint to the local police for the offence of blackmailing and mental harassment by the family and the officers will be able to take appropriate action. If the goons are further troubling you and taking undue advantage of your situation, you can take the assistance of a NGO dealing with the issues of harassment against women and file a complaint to State Commission for women to tackle the matter. If required, you can consult an advocate for advice and assistance in taking legal actions against the offenders.
Hope it helps.
Thank you.
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A.Dear Client,
Being a 52-year-old standalone widow, it is a very difficult task for you to tackle the issue with this kind of goons and anti-social elements. Once you make a complaint against them to the local police station, that may make the situation worse. So, when you are experiencing such type of continuous threat to your safety and security including mental and physical harassment from them, you can get in touch with a social worker or NGO who renders dedicated service to help you out of the crisis. You can represent your plight before the administrative authorities like DM/SDM/CP/CP/SP/DSP seeking your protection from the atrocities of those anti-social elements which may extend certain relief in the situation. Apart from this, you can make a complaint online (https://nhrc.nic.in/complaints/complaints/how-to-file-a-complaints) to the Chairperson, the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi and the State Human Rights Commission along with the Chairperson, National Commission for Women situated at Plot No.21, FC-33, JASOLA, Janakpuri Industrial Area, NEW DELHI – 110025 and State Commission for Women who are empowered to investigate complaints related to any issues faced by women by sending an email to [email protected] or filing an online or offline complaint. Further, you can also send a complaint to the Chairperson, The West Bengal State Commission for Women, situated at Jalasampad Bhawan, Ground Floor, Block – DF, Sector – I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700091 seeking your safety of life and property and seek help from the NGOs who rendered dedicated service to the women in distress. Hope all these steps will ensure your safety and security in the given situation.
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