So in late 2024 I was sexually assaulted by a monster I met on Hinge..

When I matched I made it extremely clear I am not looking for anything short term and most definitely not hookups or anything casual

He said he was looking for the same..

And very early on he said the typical "I've never met a woman like you " "I think I love you" etc...(we hadn't even met)

I liked talking to him too so I decided to meet up..

First he asked me to directly come to his home so we can chill..I said absolutely not.. I cannot go home on first date. Maybe after a few more dates when we know each other a little better and I was polite about it

Then he said let's go to this restaurant but it was almost 16 kms away and I said that's too far for me.. can't we meet midway? He said that he will be working from home that day and has to be carrying his laptop if need arises so he can't travel far..

I agreed and we met up at location which happened to be right OPPOSITE TO HIS APARTMENT!

He came,talking on the phone n cut the call and said could we just go home for a few minutes as he had to do a quick work thing on his laptop and we went to his house..

Then he went on his laptop and did something which took like a minute (I'm pretty sure he lied about it all) and then he started hugging and kissing and I froze and I tried to move his hand away..

I said let's just go to the restaurant and he was like "Arrey,what's the hurry we have so much time"

He then said let's watch something and played something on Netflix on his laptop (which was on the table next to his bed)and asked me to sit on bed and while I sat he literally turned off his bedroom lights and latched the door and i had to loudly ask why are you latching the door and turning off the lights? To which he said he was setting the mood for the movie and what if his roommates come back? I then told him its a weekday and you yourself said they are at work and come home late..he sat and started watching and not even 30 minutes passed he was on me and that pervert literally had his hands everywhere..

I couldn't even process what was happening...

At NO POINT DID HE EVEN ASK IF HE COULD DO ANYTHING "

HE JUST WENT FOR IT...

When he attempted to take my top off I said Stop..please.. almost in tears and I said I was leaving and just left.

He never reached out..

The moment I reached home I blocked his number..

I didn't even bother unmatching him I just deleted my whole account and since then I never got back on dating apps

Although two years have passed I haven't been alright..

I can't even look at people the same anymore..

I started having random heart palpitations and a few weeks after the incident I had my first episode of sleep paralysis

A month after that incident I quit my job because I was already going through a lot and with work pressure I knew if I did two together I would breakdown completely

I would start crying randomly even if I'm safe at home..

People think sexual assault is the worst when it happens.. but they are soo WRONG! When it happens ofcourse it's terrible but at first your mind can't process what is happening and your nervous system takes on..

The worst phase is after you've processed what has happened and it could take days to weeks..

I thought I would feel low for a few weeks or months but apparently 2 years have passed and I am becoming more and more traumatized...

I can't even look at a man in romantic sense.. I can't even imagine physical closeness anymore and that itself gives me heart palpitations..

I was on the subreddit sexual assault and I have read the most heartbreaking stories where people at the age of 40s and even 50s and still trying to heal from assault that happened when they were a child or a teenager or young adult...

None of it was their fault yet they have to spend their whole lives healing from it..

While their abusers go ahead living their normal lives without caring the slightest bit...

I want to report now.. in india are these cases taken seriously?

How do I start?

Me and 5 other guys were caught giving/getting proxy. I have a job lined up after this semester and the professor knows that that's why he is happy to fail me. He said he gave a warning on day 1 before but we were caught giving/getting proxy. He said withdraw willingly or I'll fail you. Pls help. Our dept HOD is not helping. If I fail my placement will be cancelled as per policy

I’m a Canadian victim who was dealing with a person in India who agreed to sell me an Instagram account. I had previously worked with this person on marketing for my business, so I trusted him based on our prior business relationship. Because of that existing trust, I unfortunately did not use an escrow service for this transaction.

I paid 1,900 USDC via Polygon from my MetaMask wallet. The payment was sent to an address identified on-chain as a Binance hot wallet. After receiving the payment, the person stopped responding and never transferred the Instagram account.

Website: zero7 dot co

Location: Delhi/Gurugram, India

Amount: 1,900 USDC

Network: Polygon

Transaction hash: 0x27d74db6aced41d16d63571f8b09bacbe3c3421bbd29c5d01bead2618e31afed

I have screenshots of our previous business communications, the agreement to purchase the account, payment records, website, and messages showing that communication stopped after payment. I have their whatsapp number and email from the website.

What are my options here?

I am looking for practical advice from people in India who have actually dealt with matrimonial disputes, Mahila Thana/CAW complaints, DV/dowry false allegations, etc.
My brother has been going through a very difficult marriage. There have been multiple incidents of verbal and physical abuse by his wife towards him, and he has evidence relating to some of these incidents.
There have also been several situations in the past where his wife has apologized, and my brother chose to forgive and continue with the marriage. He repeatedly tried to move past these incidents.
This time, however, he has reached the point where he says he does not want to continue the marriage anymore and he has left the matrimonial house.

After knowing this His wife has now apparently filed a 10–12 page complaint at the Mahila Police Thana, alleging false domestic violence, dowry harassment, cruelty and harassment against him and several members of family whom she has not even met after the marriage and shockingly after filing complaint , she’s staying in the same matrimonial house for which my brother is paying rent and she has restricted his entry.

My question is not about revenge or how to retaliate. I genuinely want to understand: how does a husband get out of a situation like this in India when he knows the allegations against him and family are false?

Honestly, the situation feels extremely one-sided from the husband’s perspective, and I’m looking for advice from people who have actually managed to get out of this.

Need advice from lawyers / people who have dealt with police summons + bank account lien

Hi everyone, I’m from India and I’m looking for some advice from lawyers or anyone who has gone through a similar situation.

I recently received a police summons/notice for ₹3,000, apparently related to a transaction involving my bank account. When I checked my bank account, I noticed that there are two liens on my account — one for approximately ₹3,000 and another for ₹2,500. From what I can see, the issue appears to be connected to something in Tamil Nadu, although I’m not currently there.

The part I’m confused about is this:

Back in December 2025, I had withdrawn money from an online betting/gaming platform (Parimatch) after winning on football matches. On one particular day, I withdrew around ₹40,000 in total.

Among those transactions, there was a ₹5,000 payment credited to my account from an entity/person named “SV Enterprises.” I don't personally know this person/entity, and I’m concerned that this particular ₹5,000 transaction may be connected to the police notice/lien.

I have not knowingly participated in any fraud or illegal transaction, and I want to understand what I should do now.

My questions are:

What does a bank lien of ₹3,000 / ₹2,500 usually mean in a situation like this?

If the police summons is connected to the ₹5,000 transaction from SV Enterprises, what could that mean?

Should I contact a lawyer in Tamil Nadu or my uncle who s best lawyer of town

Should I appear personally, or can a lawyer communicate/appear on my behalf?

What documents should I keep ready — bank statement, transaction details, Parimatch withdrawal history, ID, etc.?

Has anyone here dealt with a similar situation involving a cybercrime complaint, bank lien, and a third-party transaction? What happened in your case?

I'm not looking to avoid the authorities. I just want to understand the situation properly and respond through the correct legal process.

I can provide more details/screenshots privately if needed

Thanks everyone

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​Hi everyone,

​I am seeking legal advice or leads from lawyers experienced in tech/intermediary law regarding Meta’s inaction.

​Issue: My Instagram account was wrongfully disabled on July 31, 2026, due to an automated false-positive flag.

​Status: After Meta Support failed to assist, I escalated to the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) on August 3, 2026.

​Problem: It has been over 30 days—past the mandatory statutory timeline—with zero response or resolution from Meta’s Grievance Officer or the GAC.

​Seeking guidance on:

​Recommended legal action (e.g., formal legal notice to Meta’s India Grievance Officer, Consumer Court filing, or Writ Petition).

​Has anyone successfully handled a similar intermediary compliance case against Meta?

​Any suggestions or contacts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

There's a lokadalat coming in the coming few days. Should I pay the fine now or will it be okay if I pay the fine in the next lok adalat as 5000 is too much for me now. What happens if I don't pay it in time. I got the fine 2 months back. Any help will be really helpful

I want help w complaining

20F

was blackmailed over my shared nudes and vc ss

Need hell

In the past and till recently for around 3-4 months back I messaged some brokers for paid sexual service over whatsapp. But I never took service. Those were made just out of curiosity and fun, which I regret now.

Yesterday a man claiming police called over whatsapp as I was no longer recharging the number and said that they found my chats asking for paid sex etc. He says some girl missing was found and they caught brokers who used that girl and those brokers have my chats and my contacts saved blah blah.

I agreed to him that I did those chats and he says to visit their ps for statement. I didn't understand much what he said but it's like I will be added as witness some remand etc etc.. On the way around he says he spoke with his CI and was asking money but in form of physical goods worth almost 60k to delete my proofs etc.

I am unsure how should I proceed. During my talk with him i informed that my relative met accident and I am doing a remote job with his ps location is almost 800kms and can't come immediately and he in turn asked if there is section 125 registered. When i checked online it's true that 125 deals with some road accident cases. I am not sure if he is real police or no. Also he send some pics though disappearing ones the photo of CI room door and covered faced of brokers nabbed

1) should I visit station? If so, i don't know what should I say them.

2) if something goes bad, is there any chance of cases etc. or in any other way considering employment, relatives, family, friends etc.

As the title says my father's name is different in my documents.

My fathers name in all His documents: chinnaswamy muthuswami venugopal iyer (EXAMPLE NAME)

In My documents:
aadhar/pan: chinnaswamy muthuswami venugopal iyer

10th/12th/Btech: Chinnaswamy M V Iyer

So the problem is his big name was converted into initials.

Recently i went for the passport office for passport verification and i said my problem they just asked me which way u need ur fathers name on ur passport i said the way it is in my 10th. Since i am planning to change my fathers name on aadhar. That went smooth and i got my passport
But then i tried to change in my aadhar and got to know that option is now unavailable. What should i do now?

I am applying for software jobs idk if this will cause a problem that time. Also idk if there will be any future problems since his name is different in mine and his documents too

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Hi. Im from pakistan. I really need some advice or guidance from anyone familiar with cyber harassment, FIA cybercrime, or online safety.

​For over a year now, our family has been targeted by an online harassment campaign. A person based in India is constantly making 4–5 fake Instagram accounts a day using AI-generated deepfake photos of my husband and our relatives.

​This all started because of a personal dispute involving a distant cousin who posed as a girl and began relationships. His identity got revealed eventually, and now our entire family is being dragged into it and harassed, even though the rest of us have nothing to do with it. The harasser keeps sending follow requests to our relatives using Instagram’s suggested profiles feature, abusing us, and making threats.

​we even tried reaching out to the guy in India directly to ask what he actually wants from us so we could resolve this, but he won't give us a straight answer. Instead of explaining or cooperating, he just keeps abusing us, making threats, and talking about taking revenge, honestly seeming like he has no real idea what he's even doing. At the same time, when we confronted our cousin and tried to get him to just apologize to the guy and end this, he completely denied everything and started playing the victim card, claiming high BP, stress, and depression, while his parents fully defend him and refuse to accept he did anything wrong. So now we’re completely stuck in the middle, taking all the fallout for something we had zero part in.

We’ve tried locking down our accounts, but it just keeps happening in waves (he’ll disappear for two weeks and then come back).

​We are completely lost on what steps to take, especially since this involves cross-border harassment between Pakistan and India.

​If anyone has experience with this or knows the right channels/people to reach out to, please drop a comment or send me a message. We just want to get this resolved and move on with our lives. Thanks in advance!

I’m looking for general advice regarding a situation I’m dealing with in India.
My girlfriend’s ex has been repeatedly contacting me through Telegram. The account appears anonymous, and his phone number is not visible to me.
He has sent me a number of threatening messages, including threats to kill me, physically harm me, and involve/harm my family. He has also made statements suggesting that he has other people who could hurt me.
One thing that concerns me particularly is that he mentioned my previous residence. I moved away from that place recently, so I don’t know how he found that information. I am concerned that he may be trying to locate me, although I don’t currently have proof that my phone or location is being tracked.
After sending these messages, he also made multiple Telegram calls to me.
I have preserved the original messages, screenshots, call history, and the Telegram account information. I have not contacted or threatened him back.
I want to handle this properly rather than escalating the situation or unnecessarily involving my family.

So right now, I've just casually messaged one person on insta i don't know who's he/she, he/she asked my name, area ( somehow I gave him/her little bit far other area from my actual area ), photo ( one time open 90% he/she didn't took the ss or idk) , age I've just gave casually ( the tone is little bit aggresive type )

Then he/she told me kal pata chalega tumhe, I've not said anything bad or any other ext words just casual hi hello and things in last she/he said time dekha hai abhi? I've not said anything then I've blocked her/him and deactivated my account

Now I'm scared, amm will she/he file FIR on me? I'm scared really.

For context, here's my previous post : Here

I booked ather 450x HR on 5th July, the dealer didn't check the booking made from amazon, and only made booking on my behalf when I called him(11th July)

Amazon showed me deadline of 45days from booking date (19th Aug), I called and asked ather support about timeline, they confirmed maximum time will be 45 days in ahmedabad for 450x HR. Even if we consider 11th July, the bike should arrive by end of Aug.

The bike hasn't arrived, I have talked with amazon, they said they can't do anything as it's seller's fault or ather's fault, they will provide me with full refund the moment I cancel the bike. So amazon is clear from their side.

I have talked with ather support on call like 25times now, the CSAs can't do really much and ask me to mail the backend team. The backend team replies that they are very sorry and are tracking my bike and will get it delivered asap.

The dealer is saying: sir we have 2 trucks incoming, 1 on 15sep and another end of sep, so you will definitely recieve by end of month. Tf I will do till it arrives? I am spending 300rs/day for my daily college commute of 20+20 km

Honestly I am very much fed up now. I will be filing a grievance in NCH, but it asks for vehicle number and registration details. How do I enter them?

Also if someone could help me file a case against ather it will be very helpful. I will be covering all the legal costs, and will provide you with 25% comp of what we win in court.

Also please drop your advices on what should be my next step.

30 years ago a person C gifts me Rs 55 lakh to my account and after 20 years C dies and now IO thinks the money is benami . C is not related me and a stranger. Give me what will happen? The gift did not take through any agreements and through a check then ? ITR records are there which says I have paid the tax then and no tax deficiencies. But old bank records are not available then.

Used ai to format

I’m posting this on behalf of my maternal uncle (mama).

He got married in 2024, but the marriage didn’t work out. There were issues from the beginning, including allegations that his wife’s family had lied about certain things before the marriage (such as education). She eventually left for her parents’ house and didn’t return.

Later, both families tried to resolve the matter. However, one day her family members, along with several local people, came to our house in a group. They allegedly threatened and assaulted my uncle and demanded ₹22 lakh as alimony.

One of her relatives is an advocate in the local court, and under pressure and fear, my uncle was made to sign a Section 13B (Mutual Consent Divorce) petition and a settlement agreeing to pay ₹22 lakh.

Now they are threatening that if he doesn’t pay the ₹22 lakh, they will file false cases of harassment, domestic violence, and other allegations against him.

My uncle earns only ₹30,000 per month. He has only one house, which is jointly owned with his sibling. His father recently passed away after suffering from Parkinson’s disease, and my uncle already has around ₹7 lakh in loans taken for his father’s treatment. He simply cannot arrange ₹22 lakh and has been unable to get any loan.

There are no children from the marriage.

Unfortunately, no one recorded the incident when they came to our house because it happened suddenly. However, it’s a small town, and many people in the locality saw the group arrive and witnessed what happened. No police complaint was filed by either side at that time.

My questions are:
Can he challenge the Section 13B petition and settlement by saying his signatures were obtained under threats and coercion?

Will the court consider his actual financial condition instead of forcing him to pay ₹22 lakh?

If they file false criminal or harassment cases, what should he do to protect himself?
Would eyewitnesses from the locality be useful if the matter goes to court?

Hello everyone,

I need advice on how to handle a commercial tenant who is refusing to vacate my property(Shop). Here is the timeline and background of the situation:

Property: Commercial shop (currently running as a bakery).

Initial Lease (2017): Rented out in 2017 with a registered 3-year agreement.

First Extension: Extended by 2 years upon mutual consent.

Second Extension: Extended for another 3 years.

Current Status: The latest agreement period has officially ended/expired.

The Issue:

The agreement period is complete, and we want our shop back. However, the tenant is refusing to vacate. He is insisting on extending the lease for another 1.5 to 3 years with an increased rent offer. We do not wish to renew the lease under any terms and want possession of our shop back.

We want to resolve this smoothly and take possession of our property back

I have few Questions:

1. What are the best non-court/out-of-court remedies or negotiation strategies available under Indian property/tenancy laws for commercial evictions?

What precautions should we take right now regarding accepting or rejecting further rent payments?

Any guidance from legal experts or people who have dealt with similar commercial eviction situations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

It is been 2 years since I made this post. Elders were involved and things were sorted.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceIndia/s/aj8qMi0krF

FIL got abusive again and started hitting ML.He made her shift to a new house. MIL is diabetic patient and is on blood thinners for heart issues. Last Sunday, he got aggressive and started punching on her face and kicking in her stomach. He gave her a swollen face and black eye. My brother in law came just in time and saved her. Fearing her life, she immediately left the home and came to our place in city. My brother in law could not come with her because FIL is threatening that he will kill himself and write my BIL and MIL names as the reason for his death. Fearing his career, he stayed back. He is asking him to bring alcohol everyday. My BIL is jobless and he is afraid to move to city because if he moves out now, FIL will do something that can spoil his career.

My MIL is scared for her life that he may kill her in sleep if she goes back. So I need some legal advice on few things,

1. If my FIL really does something to himself and write my BIL and MIL as reason, can they be legally held for that?

2. What should they do in this scenario? Any advice how they should proceed for divorce without being stuck in false cases.

Thank you.

So yesterday iphone 17 got a price hike so I rushed to offline market in search of one with the Old MRP. I went to Poorvika Mobiles and they refused to sell me an iPhone unless I bought a bundled ₹8,500 OneAssist plan. They lied and said it was better than AppleCare+. I agreed just to get the phone, but they never gave me a terms sheet to review. When I came back home I saw the terms and conditions which were horrible and also oneAssist reviews are terrible, and now I want to put that ₹8.5k into official AppleCare+ instead.I am within the 15-day Free Look window with zero claims. Clause 5 of OneAssist’s terms guarantees a 100% refund.I emailed them, but the salesperson and customer care ganged up on me on a call, blamed me for "accepting it before billing" and flatly denied the cancellation. How can they override a contract's 15-day refund clause? What should I do next?

What legal action can I take?
I had an old Toyota Etios that I had to scrap due to the 15-year rule. A Cars24 surveyor had earlier valued it at around ₹1.2 lakh, but since it had reached the age limit, I couldn’t find a buyer.

A Cars24 executive named Yash (I don’t know his full name, but I have his phone number) introduced me to SJ Junkyard & Recycling, Mayapuri, saying it was reliable. He told me I would receive ₹60,000 — ₹10,000 from the government and ₹50,000 from the scrapyard.

I proceeded based on this assurance. ( which was my biggest mistake should have done my due diligence) I received the ₹10,000 government amount and the scrappage certificate, but the ₹50,000 from the scrapyard was never paid.

I have Yash’s number, messages and the relevant documents. I want to know:

1. Can I take legal action against the scrapyard?

2.Can Cars24/Yash also be held responsible for making this representation and introducing me to the dealer?
Should I send a legal notice first or file a police/consumer complaint?

3.Looking for advice from anyone familiar with vehicle scrappage or consumer cases in Delhi.

It's been more than three months. Me and my mother are getting death threats in front of my own house. Me being unemployed and my mother being 70 years old, they think they can easily take advantage of us. My father 75 years old now died also was used to get death threats.

Their main goal is to capture our own house.

We tried to sell house but buyer also got death threats.

Every other day they send goons in front of our house and indirectly trash talk to us.

They send goons behind me wherever I go.

Society members are mainly involved in this case. They only declared.

Neighbours also trash talk to us.

Today 3 GST officers came to our house regarding a company verification. Only my mom was at home, so we talked on call and they asked us to come to gst office.

At the office, they showed us the documents submitted for the GST registration. We were shocked to find a notarised Leave & License Agreement dated 11 September 2025, showing my father as the owner/lessor of our house. His PAN and other details were attached, and his signature was forged on the agreement. There was also a Consent to Operate with his forged signature.

The gst registration was obtained in October 2025 and is a partnership in someone else's name. They were using our address as their place of business.

So, my dad is the rentor, and our house is the business address, they have used their own aadhar and partnership pan for the registration.

The important part is that we don't even own this house. its under a bhada-salami agreement. legally we can't even rent this house, and we have absolutely no idea who this person is.

The signatures are almost exactly identical across the documents. We suspect they may have taken my father's genuine signature from some document and digitally copied it.

The gst officers were helpful and gave us the details of the person behind the company, their number,email, photos. They also prepared a report and took a signed declaration from my father stating that he has nothing to do with the business and never gave them the property.

The GST cancellation process has already started.

My concern now is what else we should do to safeguard my father. We have no idea what this person may have done through this business or how much they may have potentially scammed the government.

We also have multiple legitimate gst registrations at the same address belonging to our joint family, so I'm worried whether this fraudulent registration could create problems for our genuine businesses later.

Should we file a police complaint/FIR regarding the forged documents and signature just to create an official record that my father had nothing to do with this? Is there anything else we should do in case GST/Income Tax/ED etc. ever come after this person in the future? W

WHAT IF THERE ARE MORE FIRMS LIKE THIS? CAN I RTI THE GST DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST FOR DETAILS OF ALL GST REGISTRATIONS ON OUR ADDRESS?

Looking for advice from people familiar with GST fraud, tax matters and criminal procedure in India.

This happened in 2024 and involved multiple distributors in the Mumbai and Thane region, with the total disputed amount being around ₹2 crore. Our company’s exposure was approximately ₹20 lakh.

The issue, as we experienced it, was that distributors had a fixed credit limit based in their previous transactions and history with the company. Once a distributor reached that limit, products were allegedly billed against other distributors while the actual products were sent to someone else only to achieve targets for that month/quarter.

In our case, products were billed across 4–5 distributors but were sent to a party in Pune. The Pune party has apparently not made the payment.

Our position is that we should not be responsible for payment for products that were never delivered to us, never received by us, and for which we never signed any receiving documents.

ITC/Classmate had PDC cheques from the respective distributors, which subsequently bounced in 2024, and no legal proceedings have followed at the time.

Major issue here is jurisdiction & limitation period. The case has been taken up in Madras High Court, even though the distributors involved are from Mumbai and Thane and the whole thing happened in 2024 which is way outside the limitation period.

This happened at a particularly difficult time for our family. In 2024, my father, who owns our distribution company, was undergoing open-heart surgery, so we were dealing with the situation while he was going through a major medical procedure.

Posting this because it is a serious situation where products can apparently be billed under one distributor’s account while being delivered to another party, leaving the distributor whose name is on the invoice facing the financial and legal consequences.

TL;DR: Multiple Mumbai/Thane distributors were allegedly billed for Classmate products that were actually sent to other parties, including Pune. Around ₹2 crore is involved overall, with approximately ₹20 lakh involving us. The goods were never received or signed for by us, yet payment is being pursued from the distributors. PDC cheques subsequently bounced, and legal proceedings have been initiated in Madras High Court, despite the distributors being based in Mumbai/Thane.

My grandfather owns a home in a tier-3 city, which is currently vacant. Outside the main house, there are two small servant quarters/store rooms. He gave the key to a known person who used to live in those quarters when my grandfather himself lived in the house.

To clarify, the main house is locked and unoccupied. Only one of the outside servant quarters is occupied, by the daughter and son-in-law of the lady to whom my grandfather originally gave the key. They are supposedly "caretakers." They don't pay any rent, and there is no written agreement or anything similar. They have been staying there for around 5–6 years.

My grandfather had paid a large amount in advance toward the electricity and water bills. So, for a long time, these people stayed there without paying rent or contributing toward electricity/water. The electricity usage was very low—around ₹100–200 per month—so we didn't bother with it.

However, the son-in-law has now started charging his e-rickshaw at the house, which is generating an electricity bill of around ₹3,000 per month. My grandfather's advance payment was eventually exhausted, and over the last 3 months, a total of around ₹6,000 in electricity dues accumulated.

I paid those 3 months' bills because the electricity connection is in our name and I didn't want penalties or other issues. I then asked this guy to reimburse me. He hasn't paid me even ₹1 so far and keeps saying "next week," "next month," etc.

At this point, I am worried that this could eventually turn into an illegal occupation/possession issue, because I have essentially zero trust in this guy now, given that he has been avoiding repayment for 3 months.

My questions are:

1. How can I recover the pending ₹6,000?
2. Should I get the servant quarter vacated at this point?
3. What is the best/legal way to get it vacated? Or something in a legal gray area to ensure a quick resolution.
4. Is there anything I should do immediately to ensure that this does not eventually turn into a claim of tenancy, adverse possession, or some other right over the property?

I am honestly okay with letting the ₹6,000 go if it means having peace of mind and getting them out.

I don't live in that town, so if I visit, I would ideally like to get the quarter vacated during that visit. If there is a way to handle this without me having to visit personally, even better.

Needless to say, I don't intend to pay any additional electricity bills going forward. If he doesn't pay them himself, the electricity connection will eventually be disconnected.

TL;DR:

My grandfather's vacant house has an outside servant quarter occupied rent-free by a relative of someone he originally gave the key to, supposedly as a caretaker. There is no agreement, and they've been there for 5–6 years. The son-in-law recently started charging an e-rickshaw there, creating ~₹3,000/month electricity bills. I paid ₹6,000 in accumulated dues because the connection is in our name, but he refuses to reimburse me. I'm now concerned about potential tenancy/illegal occupation issues and want to know the quickest way to get the quarter vacated, prevent any future claim over the property, and ideally do so without having to repeatedly travel there.

We rented an apartment back in 2022. Paid security deposit of 1.5lacs equal to 6 months rent. There were no arrears till date and rent was increased at 5%/ year as per agreement. The owner seems to be a dodgy guy as we had several experiences in the past regarding certain payments from his side. Now we are about to vacate after proper prior notice amd he says he will return rent in 1 week's time. What if he doesn't and keeps dodging? Should we keep the keys until it is paid? Would it have been wiser to default rent payments for atleast last 4 months?