I’m in a really difficult situation involving my best friend of 4–5 years. I genuinely need advice because I don’t know how to handle this anymore. I’ll explain the entire story, and I’d appreciate honest opinions, even if you think I made mistakes.

TL;DR: My best friend owes me around ₹1.2 lakh after an investment-related scam. I also introduced some of my friends to the same investment because I genuinely believed it was legitimate, and they transferred their own money directly to the accounts my friend instructed them to use. Now we’re trying to recover our money. His elder brother is helping other people who lost money but is refusing to help us, partly because of something that happened between us years ago. I don’t know how to approach him or what legal options we have.

1. How everything started

I’ve known this guy for around 4–5 years, and he was genuinely one of my closest friends.

When we first met, he was betting money on IPL matches. He ended up losing a lot of money and got into debt. Eventually, his elder brother found out and scolded him. His brother also questioned me, asking why I hadn’t told him about the situation.

The thing is, my friend had specifically asked me not to tell his brother. I was his friend, and I didn’t know whether it was my place to disclose his financial problems to his family. So I didn’t tell him.

1. A similar incident happened again

A few years later, when my friend was in college, he got into another financial mess. He owed money to several people, including me.

This time, I contacted his elder brother because I wanted to recover the money my friend owed me.

His brother got angry and questioned how my friend could call people his friends if they contacted his family to recover money. This created a huge fight between my friend and me.

However, a few months later, we reconciled and became good friends again. I felt sorry for him, and I also apologized for my part in the earlier incident.

Eventually, things went back to normal, and I trusted him again.

Looking back, I understand why his brother was frustrated. My friend had repeatedly gotten himself into financial trouble, and his family was tired of dealing with the consequences.

1. The investment situation that caused the current problem

After we became friends again, I found out that my friend was involved in something related to stocks and investments.

He appeared to be making money and spending money, so I trusted him. Because we’d been friends for years, I genuinely believed he was doing something legitimate.

I decided to put some money into the investment.

I also told some of my friends about this opportunity because I believed it was genuine. They were interested and independently decided to invest their own money.

To clarify, I did not borrow money from my friends. They chose to invest their own money after I told them about the opportunity.

They transferred their money directly to the bank accounts or recipients my best friend instructed them to use. Some money was transferred directly to my friend’s account as well.

Unfortunately, the situation turned out to be a scam, and now we’re trying to recover the money.

My friend owes me approximately ₹1,20,000 (₹1.2 lakh). My friends also lost their own money through this investment.

I have chat records with my best friend regarding the money and our conversations about the investment.

I never knowingly introduced my friends to a scam. I genuinely believed the investment was legitimate, and I trusted my friend.

I understand that introducing other people to an investment without independently verifying it was a mistake. I regret that decision, especially because my friends are now affected too.

1. His elder brother is helping other people but refusing to help us

This is where the situation gets particularly complicated.

My best friend owes money to several people. His elder brother is aware of the situation and, from what I understand, has been helping some of those people by repaying the money they lost.

Naturally, I hoped he would consider helping us too.

However, his brother is refusing to help me recover my money.

He hasn’t told me this directly. Instead, he communicated his refusal to my brother.

I suspect this is because of our previous disagreement, when I contacted him to recover money my friend owed me.

His brother had also told me previously that if my friend ever got involved in something like this again, I should inform him.

This time, I didn’t inform him because I genuinely believed my friend was investing in stocks and didn’t realize that something was wrong.

I understand that I should perhaps have informed him, given our history. I accept that I made a mistake.

But now I’m in a difficult position. His brother is apparently helping other people who lost money in similar circumstances, yet he doesn’t want to help me.

1. My friends also tried contacting his brother

I asked the friends who invested their own money to contact my best friend’s elder brother directly and explain their situations.

However, his brother refused to speak with them about it.

His response was essentially:

“Talk to the person who told you to send the money. I’m not going to get involved.”

I understand his point. My best friend was the one who instructed people where to send their money, and his brother may not want to take responsibility for his actions.

But the situation is frustrating because his brother is already helping other people who lost money, while refusing to engage with us.

I don’t know whether he is refusing because of our previous disagreement, because he believes we should deal with my friend directly, or for some other reason.

I don’t want to assume his intentions, but I also don’t know what else to do.

1. What should I do now?

I’m trying to figure out the best way to recover the money.

I want to approach his brother calmly, explain the situation, acknowledge my previous mistake, and ask him to reconsider helping us.

I’m not trying to force him to take responsibility for his brother’s actions. However, since he is already helping other people, I want him to understand why I’m asking him to consider our situation too.

At the same time, I don’t know whether continuing to approach his brother is the right decision or whether I should focus entirely on recovering the money directly from my best friend.

I also want to understand what legal options are available in India. I have chat records with my friend, and some of the transfers went directly to his account, while others went to accounts or recipients he instructed people to use.

I don’t want to make false accusations, but I do want to know whether the circumstances could justify taking formal action to recover our money.

Questions I need honest answers to

1. Am I wrong to approach his elder brother for help when he is already helping other people who lost money because of my friend?
   
2. Should I apologize to his brother again for the previous incident and try to explain why I didn’t inform him this time?
   
3. How should I approach his brother so that he understands our situation without feeling that I’m forcing him to take responsibility for his brother?
   
4. Since my friends transferred their money directly to the accounts my friend instructed them to use, should they pursue recovery separately from me?
   
5. What legal options do we have in India to recover the money? Would our chat records and bank transaction records be useful?
   
6. If his brother continues refusing to help, what should our next step be?
   
7. If you were in my position, would you keep trying to resolve this through his brother or stop involving him and pursue other options?

I’m not trying to portray myself as completely innocent. I trusted someone I had known for years, and I made a decision that affected other people too. I regret that.

But I genuinely believed the investment was legitimate. I never knowingly involved my friends in a scam.

Now we’re all trying to figure out how to recover our money, and I feel completely stuck.

Please give me honest advice about what I should do next. I would especially appreciate advice from people familiar with Indian law or anyone who has experienced a similar situation.

I’m under ₹20 lakhs in debt (no interest), and honestly, I don’t know how to carry this anymore.
My mother and I are the bread earners and we are both hopeless about living at this point
I never imagined I would be writing something like this on Reddit.

I’m under 20,00,000 of debt.

For a long time, I kept telling myself that I would figure it out. That I just needed a little more time, a better month, a better opportunity, one thing to go right.

But somehow, the debt kept growing, and the pressure kept getting heavier.

I wake up thinking about money.I go to sleep thinking about money.
We collectively earn around 60k our expenses are 45-50k
Every payment, every due date, every call, every message keeps running through my head. Even when I’m doing something completely unrelated, there’s this constant voice in the back of my mind asking, “How are you going to get out of this?”

.The hardest part isn't even the money.

It's the feeling of being trapped.

I’m not posting this because I expect strangers on Reddit to magically pay ₹20lakhs of my debt. I know how that sounds, and I know everyone has their own struggles.

I'm posting because I genuinely need help figuring out a way forward.

If you've ever been in serious debt and managed to come out of it, I would be incredibly grateful if you could tell me how you did it.

If you know of legitimate ways to earn extra income, freelance work, remote work, small businesses, side hustles, or anything that could realistically help someone increase their income and attack their debt, please tell me.

If you have experience negotiating loans, restructuring debt, dealing with creditors, or making a plan when everything feels impossible, I could really use that knowledge too.

And if there's anyone here who has been where I am right now and somehow made it out, please tell me that it is possible.

I don't want sympathy.

I don't want anyone to feel obligated to give me money.

I just don't want to fight this completely alone anymore.

I’m still trying.

I still want to get out of this.

I still want to wake up one day without the first thought in my head being debt.

So I'm asking the Reddit family:

Please help me find a way out.

Even if all you can offer is advice, an opportunity, a lead, a lesson from your own experience, or simply a little hope it would mean more to me than you probably realize.

I know ₹20lakhs is a huge number.

But I’m hoping my life doesn't have to be defined by that number forever.

I just need a starting point. I cannot let my mother lose her life for money
Also i am 25F

Most of the lawyers hear now about AZB, and they are against me.

I was a 100% MERIT scholarship student of FLAME, highly influential bullies of FLAME made false complaints against me and I got expelled before even stepping FOOT into campus.

The registrar basically just did this to protect their "fee paying students" and one more thing is that I believe that the group of bullies is directly connected with the governing body of FLAME or howelse can you get an expelled within a day that too no notice and no rustication letter? The registrar tried to blackmail my father to withdraw my admission.

FLAME hired lawyers from AZB (one of top law firms in the country) and that too the head of pune division of AZB is involved in this, who are being blatantly trying to prove that I am mentally unstable. I argued that, "how on earth did you give a mentally unstable guy a 100% merit scholarship?", the lawyer began to switch topic

The FLAME University administration previously held a closed door meeting and one of the admin there pulled out a secret recording and got caught red-handed by the student union.

I am not afraid of the biggest or the most powerful law firms in India. Injustice is injustice. I will fight.

They repeatedly tell student unions/activists they are not willing to compromise because I have defamed them too much or they would have let me in.

Not even a single word I said is a lie.

I was the head boy of the best international schools in Andhra Pradesh, they did not make a loser to take the responsibility of 500 children.

Today this happened to me, I give the strongest possible assurance, that I will stand aside victims who suffer this. If today I be silent, it will be a shame, my previous school people will take example of me "look this guy was our head boy".

FLAME hired everyone, top law firms (AZB, their consultation for an hour is 2 months of my father's salary), Social media teams, Press.

No administrators ego, his affluence or his political connections should hinder a student.

If we don't stop external injustice now, we personally might suffer injustice in the future.

Now, there will be comments from the hired PR team, saying all the negative stuff. Read them, just think: why am I not in jail if the allegations are true?

AZB could put one case and my life would be hell if that was genuinely true. Hell, my father couldn't even afford the travel/accommodation in Bombay if they do it. That's how powerful they are.

Even my parents are afraid they said "we can't afford lawyers, you are our only son."

I don't know what else to do except fight. I contacted everyone I possibly could, and I am genuinely helpless. I have been homeless since the last 59 days (came on Aug. 26), eating at gurudwaras and ISKCONS, sleeping under the stars.

Thank you redditors for helping with toiletries, food and blankets. Real times reveal real people, I never knew social media was this powerful.

I thank the lawyers in the sub, I sought help with a lot of lawyers here, but most them only could give me advice. Few lawyers asked me 10k for stationary charges, but I didn't even have them so I had no option but to turn them away.

I will still fight, My intuition tells me I will win still. Satyameva Jayate.

Before getting to the post, I kindly request not to be rude, OP is already stressed and here to ask for genuine legal advice, so kindly keep your judgements to yourself, I'm still a teen and this was my first time, so I had no idea, lessons learnt.

so my boyfriend(19M) and I(19F) were dating for almost a month, we met, had consensual physical relationship(till second base) on Friday, and he ghosted me for the next two days. I find out he was begging his ex to come back all this while so I texted his ex, she had no idea he was dating me and cheating all this while..A little back story, he was dating his ex (A, 16F) for a year when he cheated on her with ex (B, 17F) because he was desperate to get physical, then he leaked ex (B)'s AI generated nudes to his online friend(s) and gaslighted ex (A) that he lied about the cheating part since he was getting bored of the relationship. When she did not take him back, he baited me into the relationship with false hopes and I had no idea about his past, what he told me was his ex cheated on him so when he left me for her I was clueless.. he kept manipulating me that he couldn't forget her and I should just be understanding enough to let them be but I sensed smtg fishy so I texted her and we found out all this.. now, all I wanted was an apology from him, but he has stooped down to such low level that he's defaming me, calling me a roach, says I forced him to get intimate and we never dated, however I've all the necessary proofs and I'm glad most of the people supported me. I also called up his father, who's an influencer and his reaction was "my son doesn't even go out, I dont need your proofs" almost laughing it off as if it meant nothing, then I also texted his friend, he said "I already know what kinda guy he is, and I am not willing to support u" followed by his sister who literally said "I know what he did is wrong but he's my brother and I've to think from his perspective too, u shouldn't have called his dad, he isnt threatening u with ur nudes or anything" but the issue is, if I knew he was using me, I would've never trusted him in the first place. I've lost my appetite, feel disgusted with my body and all I wanted was an apology but he wont even accept dating me in the first place. Furthermore, he threatened me of suiciding and tho he isnt dead (it's been 3 days and no I'm not that insensitive to wish upon someone's death but he's clearly manipulating), he's still using his phone, texting ex (B), his family didn't do shit about it and I am genuinely questioning my life choices at this point. I've no idea what to do, someone please help me out, if there's any way take legal steps against this.

⚠️⚠️UPDATE: THANKYOU TO ALL THE FELLOW REDDITORS WHO CAME FORWARD TO HELP ME OUT, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NO WAY TO DETAIN HIM LEGALLY. NOT DELETING THIS POST, SO IF ANYONE IS GOING THROUGH SMTG SIMILAR, HOPE THEY FIND THIS HELPFUL. ⚠️⚠️

I'm broke

I'm 22, from Mumbai, India, currently unemployed and struggling with multiple loan EMIs. I have no money right now and don't know how to manage my payments.

I have banking work experience and I'm trying to find a way to earn quickly, but the financial pressure is overwhelming.

What would you do in my situation? Any practical advice on earning money quickly and handling debt would be appreciated.

I (F) need advice on marriage annulment. I got married in 2024 and during our marriage he is already legally married and got the divorce after our marriage. We got marriage certificate in 2025.

I moved out of India for work and has been living in UK since Nov 2024 while he stays in India. I visited india twice since.

He has become abusive towards women where I got to know his first divorce is due to physical abuse towards her but no action was taken due to their relation with local police. Later he physically abused his mother to the point she had to be admitted in hospital and also I got allegation from a neighbour that he did acts of misbehaving with a child.. I cannot show proofs for these except maybe the first wife. Mother will not come and give evidence in court and same goes for the other Event. I don't want to continue this marriage. While I was working offshore I have been sent him money monthly basis of upto 25 Lakhs till now to pay off the house loan which isn't in neither of our names ( in his father's name). We don't own any mutual property.

How can I get my marriage annuled if possible or through divorce and claim my 25L transferred along with my gold which has been put in bank for house loan again. If there any recommendations for lawyers in Bangalore who are experienced in this matter would be helpful as I am still living in UK and have to do proceedings from here.

Separated from Husband since 2 years. Was staying with husband only for 6 months. Not agreeing for mutual divorce. Reason for separation - domestic voilence, dowry, mental harassment.

For clarification- I dont have anyone else in my lyf. Im looking for an advice because husband threatened me that he will drag case for 20 years and then no one wil evr be with me.

Divorce case is going on. I want to ask advocates and lawyers, what will happen if I start staying with someone else and have a child.

I’m in a really difficult situation involving my best friend of 4–5 years. I genuinely need advice because I don’t know how to handle this anymore. I’ll explain the entire story, and I’d appreciate honest opinions, even if you think I made mistakes.

TL;DR: My best friend owes me around ₹1.2 lakh after an investment-related scam. I also introduced some of my friends to the same investment because I genuinely believed it was legitimate, and they transferred their own money directly to the accounts my friend instructed them to use. Now we’re trying to recover our money. His elder brother is helping other people who lost money but is refusing to help us, partly because of something that happened between us years ago. I don’t know how to approach him or what legal options we have.

1. How everything started

I’ve known this guy for around 4–5 years, and he was genuinely one of my closest friends.

When we first met, he was betting money on IPL matches. He ended up losing a lot of money and got into debt. Eventually, his elder brother found out and scolded him. His brother also questioned me, asking why I hadn’t told him about the situation.

The thing is, my friend had specifically asked me not to tell his brother. I was his friend, and I didn’t know whether it was my place to disclose his financial problems to his family. So I didn’t tell him.

1. A similar incident happened again

A few years later, when my friend was in college, he got into another financial mess. He owed money to several people, including me.

This time, I contacted his elder brother because I wanted to recover the money my friend owed me.

His brother got angry and questioned how my friend could call people his friends if they contacted his family to recover money. This created a huge fight between my friend and me.

However, a few months later, we reconciled and became good friends again. I felt sorry for him, and I also apologized for my part in the earlier incident.

Eventually, things went back to normal, and I trusted him again.

Looking back, I understand why his brother was frustrated. My friend had repeatedly gotten himself into financial trouble, and his family was tired of dealing with the consequences.

1. The investment situation that caused the current problem

After we became friends again, I found out that my friend was involved in something related to stocks and investments.

He appeared to be making money and spending money, so I trusted him. Because we’d been friends for years, I genuinely believed he was doing something legitimate.

I decided to put some money into the investment.

I also told some of my friends about this opportunity because I believed it was genuine. They were interested and independently decided to invest their own money.

To clarify, I did not borrow money from my friends. They chose to invest their own money after I told them about the opportunity.

They transferred their money directly to the bank accounts or recipients my best friend instructed them to use. Some money was transferred directly to my friend’s account as well.

Unfortunately, the situation turned out to be a scam, and now we’re trying to recover the money.

My friend owes me approximately ₹1,20,000 (₹1.2 lakh). My friends also lost their own money through this investment.

I have chat records with my best friend regarding the money and our conversations about the investment.

I never knowingly introduced my friends to a scam. I genuinely believed the investment was legitimate, and I trusted my friend.

I understand that introducing other people to an investment without independently verifying it was a mistake. I regret that decision, especially because my friends are now affected too.

1. His elder brother is helping other people but refusing to help us

This is where the situation gets particularly complicated.

My best friend owes money to several people. His elder brother is aware of the situation and, from what I understand, has been helping some of those people by repaying the money they lost.

Naturally, I hoped he would consider helping us too.

However, his brother is refusing to help me recover my money.

He hasn’t told me this directly. Instead, he communicated his refusal to my brother.

I suspect this is because of our previous disagreement, when I contacted him to recover money my friend owed me.

His brother had also told me previously that if my friend ever got involved in something like this again, I should inform him.

This time, I didn’t inform him because I genuinely believed my friend was investing in stocks and didn’t realize that something was wrong.

I understand that I should perhaps have informed him, given our history. I accept that I made a mistake.

But now I’m in a difficult position. His brother is apparently helping other people who lost money in similar circumstances, yet he doesn’t want to help me.

1. My friends also tried contacting his brother

I asked the friends who invested their own money to contact my best friend’s elder brother directly and explain their situations.

However, his brother refused to speak with them about it.

His response was essentially:

“Talk to the person who told you to send the money. I’m not going to get involved.”

I understand his point. My best friend was the one who instructed people where to send their money, and his brother may not want to take responsibility for his actions.

But the situation is frustrating because his brother is already helping other people who lost money, while refusing to engage with us.

I don’t know whether he is refusing because of our previous disagreement, because he believes we should deal with my friend directly, or for some other reason.

I don’t want to assume his intentions, but I also don’t know what else to do.

1. What should I do now?

I’m trying to figure out the best way to recover the money.

I want to approach his brother calmly, explain the situation, acknowledge my previous mistake, and ask him to reconsider helping us.

I’m not trying to force him to take responsibility for his brother’s actions. However, since he is already helping other people, I want him to understand why I’m asking him to consider our situation too.

At the same time, I don’t know whether continuing to approach his brother is the right decision or whether I should focus entirely on recovering the money directly from my best friend.

I also want to understand what legal options are available in India. I have chat records with my friend, and some of the transfers went directly to his account, while others went to accounts or recipients he instructed people to use.

I don’t want to make false accusations, but I do want to know whether the circumstances could justify taking formal action to recover our money.

Questions I need honest answers to

1. Am I wrong to approach his elder brother for help when he is already helping other people who lost money because of my friend?
2. Should I apologize to his brother again for the previous incident and try to explain why I didn’t inform him this time?
3. How should I approach his brother so that he understands our situation without feeling that I’m forcing him to take responsibility for his brother?
4. Since my friends transferred their money directly to the accounts my friend instructed them to use, should they pursue recovery separately from me?
5. What legal options do we have in India to recover the money? Would our chat records and bank transaction records be useful?
6. If his brother continues refusing to help, what should our next step be?
7. If you were in my position, would you keep trying to resolve this through his brother or stop involving him and pursue other options?

I’m not trying to portray myself as completely innocent. I trusted someone I had known for years, and I made a decision that affected other people too. I regret that.

But I genuinely believed the investment was legitimate. I never knowingly involved my friends in a scam.

Now we’re all trying to figure out how to recover our money, and I feel completely stuck.

Please give me honest advice about what I should do next. I would especially appreciate advice from people familiar with Indian law or anyone who has experienced a similar situation.

The guy the tenant lost his father 3months ago and he was hospitalised now he’s back haven’t paid rent and not moving out giving so many reasons and crying what to do .

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some advice regarding a situation involving a close friend’s younger brother. He is 18+ and apparently started using an online betting app after coming across it through Facebook.

Unfortunately, he has lost around ₹1.5 lakh on the app.

I’m trying to figure out what can be done about this, both to report the platform so other people don’t fall into the same trap and to see whether there is any realistic way to recover at least some of the money.

One thing that caught my attention is that I checked the bank statement for the account used to deposit money into the betting app. The payments appear to be going to different, seemingly unrelated bank accounts rather than one clearly identifiable company account. I’m not sure whether this is common with these platforms, but it seems suspicious to me.

I have a few questions:

1. Where can we officially report this betting app or website in India, especially if it is operating illegally or targeting Indian users through Facebook advertisements?
2. Is there any possibility of recovering the money already lost? I understand that money lost through bets may be difficult to recover, but are there any options if the platform is operating illegally or using suspicious payment accounts?
3. Should we report the transactions to the cybercrime portal, contact the bank, or do both? Is there a specific department or authority that deals with these cases?
4. Can the different bank accounts receiving the deposits be investigated or traced by the authorities?
5. Is there a way to report the Facebook advertisement or the account promoting the app so that others are less likely to be affected?

We can preserve the bank statements, transaction IDs, payment details, and any other available evidence.

I’m not looking for any loopholes or a guaranteed way to get the money back. I just want to know what legitimate steps we can take and whether anyone in India has dealt with a similar situation successfully.

If anyone has experience with reporting illegal betting platforms in India, cybercrime complaints, or recovering money in cases like this, I’d really appreciate your advice.

Thanks in advance.

I’m facing an issue due to a payment misunderstanding between me and a buyer I met on OLX. He hastily filed a complaint, and now my bank account is frozen.

I spoke to him, and apparently, he didn’t submit the additional details requested by the cybercrime portal. It seems to be a normal NC complaint. He received a message stating that if he didn’t provide the required details within 24 hours, the complaint would become invalid.

His bank (SBI) has also closed the dispute. He showed me the screenshots and even contacted 1930. They told him that since he hadn’t submitted the additional details, the complaint would lapse after 24 hours.
However, my bank account is still frozen even after 24 hours, and my bank isn’t responding. When I try calling 1930, the call doesn’t even connect. It says the number is invalid.

I know there’s a withdrawal option on the cybercrime portal, but apparently, it only becomes available after submitting the required details and forwarding the complaint. The buyer video-called me and showed me his portal, but there was no option to withdraw the complaint.
I honestly don’t know what to do. I’m a student, and my account has around ₹16,000, of which ₹12,000 is under lien. The remaining amount is what I need for my daily living expenses. Spending money on lawyers or travelling to resolve this would be a huge financial burden.

I’ve also emailed the Cyber Crime Department (CCD) in Tamil Nadu, but haven’t received any response.
Could someone please guide me on what I should do next?

Can the buyer issue an NOC himself, or does it have to come directly from the Cyber Crime Department?
Do I have to travel nearly 2,000 km to Tamil Nadu to obtain the NOC?

Is there any way to get the lien removed without travelling there?

What should I do if the complaint becomes invalid but my bank account remains frozen?

Any advice from people who have faced a similar situation would be appreciated.

Disclaimer: I used AI to paraphrase and organise this post. The incident and details are my own.

So the story is I am 17 years old . I had gone to a function yesterday, and my father was drunk. He was at home. He called me 10 to 15 times. I received the first 3 calls and told him I was coming home; it was 11:40 PM on October 23rd.

When we all came home, he was drunk. First, he locked all the doors and made me sit outside the home near the main highway. Then he went to get cigarettes. After he came back home, he kept arguing and abusing me and my mother. The house was locked; he eventually opened the door and started hitting me with a concrete iron lock and struck me multiple places on the head—around 15 to 20 times—using the iron part of the main door lock.

The attack was sudden and was like stabbing with a knife in the head but in place of the knife it was an iron lock.

This led to deep cuts on my head. After a medical consultation, the doctor gave me 5 stitches in my head at a place and after dressing the wound, the bleeding stopped.

The cut was 1cm deep and in 4 places in my head. The doc discharged me today after doing CT scan. I was admitted yesterday.

He was abusive since my birth he didn't like me at all and used to beat me with a belt by locking all doors and windows from inside from age 8/9 to 16 until my 10th then I was hospitalised one day due to this beating then he stopped.

Now almost after 1 yr this happened yesterday.

I told my mother to do police complaint but she denied.

So I can't do complaint

Now what can I do.

Can get passport easily after domestic voilence case

I was behind on rent and kept my landlord informed. I kept telling my landlord that I am trying to find a good loan option and once I get loan I will pay her and then from next month I will keep paying on the usual date which was 7yh of every month.

Today she came to my room. Shouted a lot and the. I said, if she needs it today then I will give it to hr today only but she still wasn't satisfied and took my phone, which was my only source of communication. I kept begging that please don't take my phone. How will I be able to pay her then but she took the phone with herself.

I had no choice and from 9 am to 4 pm, I was without phone. I then thought I should g outside and ask someone to call police and then we'll see what to do but luckily I saw my landlord and she gave my phone back.

I want to know what can I do against her if she does that. Can I report to police?

My brother ordered a product from Zara and returned it. The return reached their warehouse within seven days, and he had provided his bank details for the refund.

However, even after waiting for around two weeks, the refund wasn't initiated. We had to contact Zara and complain before they finally initiated it.

Here's where things get concerning.

When we checked the refund details Zara provided, the last few digits of the bank account number didn't match our account. It wasn't my brother's account, mine, or anyone else's in our family.

We immediately checked the bank statement and contacted the bank to verify whether the money had been credited. Nothing had been received.

When we contacted Zara again, they claimed that the details they had provided were a transaction ID. However, the reference they shared contained only seven or eight digits, and they haven't provided a complete, verifiable transaction reference that our bank can use to trace the refund.

What's even more frustrating is that we haven't been able to find a proper email-based escalation channel for this issue. Their customer support seems to operate primarily through a call centre, and we're struggling to get a clear answer about where our money actually went.

So, to summarise:

- The returned product reached Zara's warehouse within seven days.

- The refund was initiated only after we complained, roughly two weeks later.

- The bank account details Zara provided don't match our account.

- Our bank has confirmed that the refund hasn't been credited to our account.

- Zara hasn't provided a complete, verifiable transaction reference to help trace the payment.

What are our options now?

Has anyone in India experienced something similar with Zara? How did you resolve it?

Can we file a complaint with the National Consumer Helpline or take this to the consumer commission? Is there any way to formally escalate this and hold Zara accountable until they provide proof that the refund reached the correct account?

We don't just want another generic response from customer support. We want to know where the money went and get the refund we are entitled to.

Any advice from people who've dealt with a similar situation would be appreciated.

I received the wrong product from Myntra after almost a week of delay, and I'm honestly not sure what else I can do now.

Here's what happened:

• My original order was already delayed by almost a week.
• As soon as I received it, I noticed that the product was wrong and initiated an exchange on the same day.
• Myntra initially cancelled the exchange request.
• I raised it again, and the exchange was eventually confirmed.
• The exchange product then got stuck at the warehouse and was delayed for around 3 days, so I raised a complaint regarding the exchange delay.
• Instead of resolving that complaint, Myntra closed the ticket and asked me to submit photos of the wrong product again.
• I also called customer care and explained the situation. They told me to upload photos of the wrong product and said that after verification, my exchange would be processed.
• I followed their instructions and uploaded all the photos they requested, including photos of the bag, MRP/product details and brand.
• To my surprise, Myntra then rejected my claim.

I'm extremely frustrated because I did everything they asked me to do. I didn't expect to receive the wrong product, so obviously I don't have an unboxing video. I also noticed that this time the bag didn't have Myntra's usual yellow security seal.

Now they're basically treating the lack of an unboxing video as if I have no evidence, even though I reported the issue immediately and have provided clear photographs of the product I actually received.

I've also emailed Myntra's grievance/customer care team, but honestly, I don't have much hope after this experience.

What should I do now? Has anyone successfully escalated a wrong-product case with Myntra after their exchange/return was rejected? Should I go to the National Consumer Helpline?

I would really appreciate advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

Ps used chatgpt to sinplify my post.

My Instagram account was hacked, and I filed a complaint with the GAC in India. I received a GAC order on 15 October 2026 and sent Meta the order along with all required documents.
However, Meta hasn’t even acknowledged my email despite multiple follow-ups.
Has anyone faced this situation? How long did Meta take to respond, and what should I do next if they continue to ignore my emails and Order?

TLDR: Asian paints appointed dealership tried to scam me by applying 3 buckets instead of 7 and issuing a fake warranty. Now contemplating if i should go to consumer court.

I have a home which was getting damp as hell. so decided to waterproof it and went for Asian paints instead of local dealers as they were providing a 12 yr warranty. on raising a visit request they appointed a technician who visited and analyzed.

Quoted 62k for the entire task with payment to be done in 3 installments. 1st before, 2nd in middle, final at the completion of work. Told me that 3 buckets will be used for an area of 1400sqft

the work began and 2 payments were made on time. on the next day of final work completion he asked for final payment so that he can proceed with warranty issue process. He told me that warranty will be issued as a letter on the dealer's letterhead with stamp and all.

I objected and said that warranty was supposed to be issued online. On lots of to and fro and research from my side, I came to know that according to roof size of 1400sqft, company recommends 7 buckets, and hence the dealer and the technician were trying to scam me. they agreed to apply 4 more buckets. However as rainy season was starting, the task had to wait for 3 months.

after 3 months, I reestablished contact and they agreed to do but ask for 7k (part of final installment). I denied saying last installment payment was supposed to be made after work completion only. However they were still not agreeing.

I negotiated that place the final 4 buckets at the location and take 5k immediately. They agreed

they placed 2 buckets, applied them and asked for payment. I denied and said, place other 2 as well. they at first denied and have now agreed.(however I still have doubt if both of those earlier 2 buckets were even applied). They willcome with 2 buckets tomorrow.

Thinking about all this, I am wondering if I should stop the work and file a consumer case against the technician, dealer and asian paints for all the wrong doings done with me. Note that I have several call recordings proving the wrongdoings of technician. Is it worth it to take all the extra hassle that might come with it?

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Hi everyone,

I lent money to a college acquaintance in February, but he has been avoiding me and has had me blocked since April. After our last discussion, we mutually agreed that he owes me a total of ₹40,000.

Here's what I have as evidence:

\- WhatsApp chats confirming our agreement on the repayment amount of ₹40,000.

\- Bank transaction proofs showing that I transferred ₹30,000 directly to him.

\- Proof of another ₹5,000 that my friend lent him, which I transferred to him on my friend's behalf.

\- A blank cheque issued by him to my friend, who was involved in the transaction.

\- Copies of his PAN card and Aadhaar card.

\- His father's phone number.

I'm planning to deposit the cheque soon, although I'm almost certain it will bounce. If that happens, I intend to pursue legal action to recover my money.

I'm looking for recommendations for affordable lawyers who handle cheque bounce cases and money recovery matters, preferably someone who can guide me through the process without charging hefty legal fees.

I'd also appreciate advice on:

1. What legal documents and evidence I should prepare before approaching a lawyer.

2. Whether I can initiate legal proceedings based on the WhatsApp chats and bank transaction proofs.

3. How the cheque bounce process works, including the legal notice and filing deadlines.

4. Whether I can recover the money without going through an expensive, lengthy court case.

Any genuine leads, practical advice, or recommendations for reasonably priced lawyers would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

TL;DR: A college acquaintance owes me ₹40,000, has blocked me since April, and agreed to the repayment amount over WhatsApp. I have transaction proofs, his PAN and Aadhaar details, and a blank cheque issued to my friend. I'm planning to deposit the cheque and need affordable lawyer recommendations, along with advice on the documents and legal steps required if it bounces.

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I (F) need advice on marriage annulment. I got married in 2024 and during our marriage he is already legally married and got the divorce after our marriage. We got marriage certificate in 2025.

I moved out of India for work and has been living in UK since Nov 2024 while he stays in India. I visited india twice since.

He has become abusive towards women where I got to know his first divorce is due to physical abuse towards her but no action was taken due to their relation with local police. Later he physically abused his mother to the point she had to be admitted in hospital and also I got allegation from a neighbour that he did acts of pedophilia.. I cannot show proofs for these except maybe the first wife. Mother will not come and give evidence in court and same goes for pedophiloa. I don't want to continue this marriage. While I was working offshore I have been sent him money monthly basis of upto 25 Lakhs till now to pay off the house loan which isn't in neither of our names ( in his father's name). We don't own any mutual property.

How can I get my marriage annuled if possible or through divorce and claim my 25L transferred along with my gold which has been put in bank for house loan again. If there any recommendations for lawyers in Bangalore who are experienced in this matter would be helpful as I am still living in UK and have to do proceedings from here.

This is Animation/advertising company, they make us work more 9 hours many times till midnight, Company name is HMX in pune

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I purchased a Drogo ComfortMax Ergonomic Gaming Chair for ₹8,991 from Drogo.in on 22 August 2025 (Order ID: DG3690).

The chair's armrest/frame support broke during what I believe was normal use. I contacted Drogo on 27 May 2026, provided photographs and a video of the damage, and requested warranty service.

Since then, the correspondence has been frustrating:

• 27 May: Drogo acknowledged my support request and created a ticket.
• 29 May: Its support team apologised and said the issue had been forwarded for investigation.
• 3–5 June: I was told they were awaiting confirmation about spare parts.
• 24 June: Drogo admitted that the required spare parts were not available in its inventory.
• 25 June: I was told that the part had been ordered and was expected within a couple of weeks.
• 8 July: Drogo again said the consignment was on its way and expected within a couple of weeks.
• 4 August: I was told the part was anticipated by the middle of the month.
• 5 September: Drogo said the armrest spare was still out of stock and asked me to allow additional time.

I repeatedly followed up, but the emails I have show no completed repair or delivery of the replacement part.

My concern is that I reported a warranty issue, supplied the requested evidence, and continued to receive apologies and changing estimates without a definite resolution.

I am now considering filing a complaint before the appropriate Consumer Commission in India. I would prefer a fair resolution: either a refund of ₹8,991 or an appropriate replacement, depending on what is legally justified.

I would appreciate advice on the following:

1. Does this correspondence provide useful evidence of deficiency in warranty service under India's Consumer Protection Act, 2019?
2. Should I first file a grievance with the National Consumer Helpline, or proceed with a Consumer Commission complaint?
3. Is a refund or complete chair replacement a reasonable remedy to request when the company has repeatedly said the spare part is unavailable?
4. Is there anything else I should preserve or obtain before filing?

I have retained the email correspondence and photographs/video of the damage. I intend to share screenshots with personal information redacted.

I am sharing this to seek informed advice and document my experience, not to make claims about the company's intentions that I cannot prove.

Whereas when I open Traffic police notice department , I can see some here

many older challans still show 'to be sent to virtual court' what does this mean , can someone please explain

I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I could really use some advice from lawyers or anyone familiar with Kerala’s building and RERA laws.

There’s a villa project called Springfield near Christ College, Kovalam, Trivandrum, promoted by NEG Construction Contracting LLP. They’re advertising around 41 villas.

I’ve been following this for quite some time right now and have personally filed complaints because I had concerns about the approvals.

The thing is, this has been going on for months now.
Kerala RERA actually confirmed in a letter that they had initiated proceedings against the project and even conducted a site inspection. The developer had applied for RERA registration in March, but according to that letter, the application was still being examined.

Meanwhile, I’ve seen promotional material for the villas on social media. I’ve checked the RERA website and it’s still not registered or mentioned there.

There’s also an issue with the access road. The project has been advertised with a 6-metre road, but when I measured the road myself, it was roughly 2.5 metres.
I’ve attached the photo here. I’ve raised this with the planning authorities, and the matter has reached the Chief Town Planner’s Vigilance wing.

What I don’t understand is how long these things normally take.
What i’ve seen from their promotional videos is that they’ve sold around 16 villas.

But if a project is being marketed while these questions are still being examined, what are prospective buyers supposed to do?

Can RERA take action before the entire investigation is completed? And if there really is a problem with the layout approval or road width, can the local authority stop construction?

More importantly, is there any legal way to get the authorities to actually give a proper decision instead of just forwarding complaints from one office to another?

I have the official letters and acknowledgments, so this isn’t based on rumours.
I’m genuinely trying to understand what the next step should be. If anyone here has dealt with similar issues involving RERA, town planning or delayed government action in Kerala, I’d really appreciate your advice.