Susheela Verma, an attorney in the United States, bought some land in Haryana in 1999. She sent money to her nephew to build a 10,000 sq ft house, which was completed in 2006.
When she came to India, she realized her brother had taken possession of the house. Since then, she has approached every police station and court in the land, but to no avail. At one point, she was so afraid that her brother will kill her, she ‘escaped’ from a third floor window of her own house!
Verma, who spoke at a seminar on buying property in India at the eighth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi, says her brother still lives in the house while she remains powerless.
Source : business.rediff.com
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