Abuse, Cheating & Threat by a relative
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Anonymous
(Querist) 28 February 2010
This query is : Resolved
Hi,
I had lent the money for a distant family relative (woman & her husband) in Mumbai in April 2008 to pay advance to rent a new flat, as they had financial problems. After 2 months, I had to go to out of Mumbai as I got job in my native place and they promised to return me in installments through bank deposit to my account.
After leaving Maharashtra, when I tried to call them, they purposely started avoiding my calls and ignored me. Even after a year, they had not returned 20% of the money. Last year,I got a chance to talk to them on phone along with my parents but these people changed their attitude & started to abuse my family in a very cheap and derogatory language. I had recorded all the phone conversations and filed a NC complaint at the local police station in August 09.
After a week, the Investigation officer(PSI) demaned bribe Rs 10,000/- from me to get them arrested and refused to do any inquiry without money. However after repeated requests, he took Rs 4,000/- from me to call them to Police Station. He gave them warning and got a summons notice signed by them. He also arranged for a compromise and asked them to start returning the money in installments and asked both of us not to keep any contact with each other in future.
At that time, I didn't take the case to court & showed sympathy to them as they were my distant relative and also I was out of Mumbai. At the police station, the lady threatened me that she will file a wrong case against me if I file a case in court...saying that I attempted to rape her and I tried to rob their house & other false allegations which never happened.
Later, I got a note signed by the woman & her husband mentioning that they owe me only some money as against the actual amount. They started to pay for 2 months by installments after the complaint and stopped paying me back. I have not tried to call them after this as per instructions by Police. We are a respectful family and well educated. Nobody has hurt us or insulted us like this before. These people have humiliated our family very cheaply, destroyed our mental peace and also caused an irrecoverable emotional damage for the mistake of trusting them.
Now, even though I'm out of Maharashtra, I want to pursue this case and have them punished legally for their offense.They have not paid back my money even after 2 years and abused/threated me & my family. I'm planning to visit the local Police station and get a FIR now.. I'm also confused since I cant trust the police as they seem to do anything for people who pay them money and also I'm not a local Marathi guy. These people who cheated me are dangerous and there is a woman involved who is threatening me to file false cases. I read an article on the internet which said that Indian Laws support women.
I do not know much on the Indian laws and need help on how to approach. Things I have as evidence:
1) Recorded conversation of all phone call threats and verbal abuse
2) Note signed by them mentioning they owe me money
3) Duplicate NC complaint copy from police station stamped with a complaint no. & date
Please advice the next steps..Thanks!
(Sorry for lengthy mail to explain my scenario)
