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Protection of Senior Citizens from Harassment


30-Jan-2023 (In Criminal Law)
Myself and my wife both are senior citizens. We live in Dadar west in a cooperative society. Since last six months our society watchman has been harassing my wife In various ways like stalking, making fun, Coming threateningly close to my wife. We know he has been instigated by the members of the society to behave in this manner. Finally we lodged a police complaint on January, 2nd 2017 And police immediately took him to police station, warned him and told us Not to file an FIR since it will be a very lengthy and tedious process. Now the watchman has gone to Nepal His native place , will return after a few months. Now the society members who have been instigating him want to reemploy him. So we want to take action against these members and the watchman so they will not be able to harass us in future. We are urgently seeking legal advice for future course of action.
Answers (3)

Answer #1
882 votes
I would like to have more information on this matter since I feel a host of info you have shared is neither possible to understand nor does it make sense. Do check my mail in sometime and let's take it from there so we get to a closure. Hence, please find my email and act accordingly.
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Answer #2
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Hello. You urgently need to file complaint to various authorities including Home Minister, Police Commissioner and DCP. You can also access Senior Citizen Helpline of Mumbai Police. Along with you can file complaint with the Registrar of Cooperative Housing Society. For doing all this you can approach us and call me at nine eight six zero eight one four four six eight. We can surely help you out with this.
Our office is at Andheri West.

Answer #3
516 votes
Hi I hope you had file NC at police station. File private complaint in court against the watchman on bases of Previous NC. And if there is any harassment to you or your wife from the society members even it is negligible file NC in police station 5han private case against them.

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