India, May 25 -- In the heart of Bengaluru's posh Prestige Langleigh Phase 1, four professionals walked into what they thought would be a peaceful home. Instead, they were trapped in a year-long nightmare that spiralled into police complaints, false accusations, mental harassment, and finally, forceful eviction - all over a 4BHK villa and a Rs.5 lakh security deposit.

According to Priyansh Agarwal, a techie in Google, Villa 101 was supposed to be their urban sanctuary. For six months, it was. And then, everything began to unravel.

In an X post, Agarwal claimed that the society started cutting off essential services - power backup, garbage pickup, access to the gym and swimming pool. In a shocking move, the water supply was almost blocke...