The Punjab and Haryana High Court Monday directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mohali, to look into a complaint filed by a UK-based woman who has alleged harassment and an attempt to grab her property by a former acquaintance and her associates.
The directions came from Justice Sukhvinder Kaur while disposing of a petition filed by Gurpreet Kaur, currently residing in England.
She had sought action on her complaint, dated June 12, 2025, against six private individuals.
According to the petition, Gurpreet had previously worked as a student consultant with an immigration company in India and had helped one of the individuals named in the complaint, who was seeking to go to the UK.
The petitioner claimed the woman was unqualified and unskilled, and had no realistic prospects of securing a work visa, despite which she insisted on seeking immigration advice.
Gurpreet alleged that after she moved to the UK in July 2023, the woman continued to seek help, claiming she had lost Rs 18.5 lakh to an immigration firm and that her marriage was under strain because of the failed visa attempt.
Out of sympathy, Gurpreet’s family allowed her to stay in their newly purchased house at Kharar.
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Later, Gurpreet alleged, the woman again attempted to secure a visa through another agent, and her family provided financial assistance.
However, when this attempt also failed, Gurpreet claimed she was alerted by neighbours about unusual activity at the Kharar house and asked the woman to vacate the premises.
Following this, Gurpreet alleged the woman began causing trouble and tried to illegally occupy the property.
She claimed that defamatory posters declaring the house as “disputed” and labelling her family as fraudsters were pasted outside the home, and that she also received threatening calls from the woman’s husband.
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Gurpreet’s plea further said she fears being falsely implicated in police cases by the woman and others allegedly linked to the immigration firm.
Taking note of the submissions, the court said it saw no objection from the state counsel and directed the SSP, Mohali, to examine the June 12 representation and take appropriate action as per law.
The petition was filed through Gurpreet’s father and power of attorney holder, Inderpal Singh.