Threats and forced eviction by house owner
Kumaran Neelakantan
(Querist) 06 September 2025
This query is : Resolved
Dear Experts,
I hope you are doing well.
I am writing to seek your legal advice and assistance regarding a serious issue I faced with my house owner who is retired Air force officer. I was recently forced to vacate the rented premises under extreme pressure and threat.
Despite being a lawful tenant, tax payer and a citizen of this country, the house owner repeatedly threatened me with illegal eviction, used abusive language, and even involved local rowdies to intimidate me and my family. Due to this harassment and fear for my safety, I was compelled to vacate the property.
Considering my situation with senior citizen parents mother, father who are in 70"s with wife and little daughter 8 year old, I did not file a FIR since I’m the only family bread winner.
Now I have vacated the house, house owner should know the law is common for everyone such illegal activities is putting mental pressure and emotional trauma to my health should never happen to any common man. He thinks with is power, authority and wealthy status symbol they can do anything.
I have the following evidence and support:
• Clear phone call recordings of threats and abusive language- Cyber team can retrieve the data wih the date and time.
• Eye-witnesses who were present during some of the incidents ( my wife and daughter )
I believe this conduct is not only unethical but also potentially criminal in nature. I would like your legal opinion on:
1. The appropriate legal remedies available to me (civil and/or criminal)
2. Filing a police complaint or FIR, if applicable
3. Potential compensation or legal action for harassment and forced eviction
4. Any next steps I should take to ensure my safety and assert my rights
5. House owner lives in chennai, I was residing in his house in Bangalore
Looking forward to your guidance on how to proceed with this matter legally.
Best regards,
Kumaran Neelakantan
Kumaran.neelakantan@gmail.com
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 06 September 2025
1. You can lodge a criminal complaint against him for the acts of threat, criminal intimidation, abuses and harassment, the phone call recordings are generally not considered as evidence and it is not the duty of the police to retrieve the call recordings through cyber crime police, if you rely upon the evidences then it becomes your duty to to produce them along with yor complaint.
2. Do as suggested.
3. This is a criminal complaint for the said acts, hence it is not a claim for compensation through civil law.
4. As you have already vacated the rented premise, what is the security threat that you anticipate from them, if you apprehend any such situation you may even seek protection from police in your complaint.
5. Then how can you give a complaint agaisnt the person who is not residing in yor place though the cause of action had taken place in your place, you may better consult an advocate in the local and proceed as suggested
Dr. J C Vashista
(Expert) 14 September 2025
In such circumstances I will advise you to just forgive and forget since you will get nothing except unnecessary tension, wastage of time, efforts and money.
