Panchkula, July 29 -- Alleging continued harassment by neighbours on the second-floor of her residence despite an FIR registered against them in April this year, Gisela Singh, 86, a German national and the widow of renowned artist Shiv Singh, has moved a petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC), seeking directions to the police to take action against the couple. The complainant had moved into the property, a ground floor apartment in Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 6, with her son, aged 50, in December 2023. Her husband, Shiv Singh, an acclaimed Indian sculptor, painter, and designer, and one of the founder members of Loose Group of artists and the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, had passed away in 2015. The complainant alleged that the couple living on the second floor had illegally constructed on the common rooftop, diverting their bathroom sewage into storm water pipes, causing an "unbearable stink" on her property. She further alleged that her family is unable to set up a gallery in Shiv Singh's memory in the basement due to the couple's harassment. Due to this, Shiv Singh's artwork has remained packed in boxes for a year-and-a-half. Gisela further says she is unable to walk freely outside the house as she feels threatened by the couple. Gisela says the couple's acts of harassment include verbal abuse, throwing children's used diapers in verandah, throwing eggs on her car's windscreen, blocking her entry and exit by parking vehicles in front of her gate and illegally using her water connection to wash their cars. An FIR was registered against them under Section 126(3) (wrongful restraint), 324(3) (mischief), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 79 (insulting the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on April 23 following her initial HC petition this year. She alleges the couple habitually cuts off her water supply, spills water onto her floor, and prevents her repairmen from accessing the rooftop to fix AC compressors or water tank leakages. All these incidents, she says, are recorded on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed by them. When contacted, Sahil Garg, the accused neighbour and owner of the second floor, said he had no issue with the ground floor owner and that they have filed false complaints against him and his wife. He added, "We have never even spoken to them." Gisela claims that her complaints to the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), Panchkula sub-divisional magistrate, and police authorities have been met with "total apathy", with some authorities reportedly refusing to even register her complaints. Her fresh petition, filed through counsel Sameer Sachdev, also names Garg and his wife, as respondents besides official respondents. She seeks directives for prompt action on her complaints from April, May, and June, and an interim order to prevent the couple from deliberately causing water seepage and to ensure her and her repairmen's access to the rooftop. The house in Sector-6 is divided into independently registered floors. Gisela owns the basement and ground floor. In her first round of proceedings before high court, the HC had directed the Panchkula police commissioner to file an affidavit and the estate officer, HSVP, to inspect the property for illegalconstructions. While an affidavit and report were filed, and an FIR registered, the case was withdrawn by the complainant woman on May 19, 2025, with HSVP promising to pass "appropriate orders as per law", which she alleged remained on paper. Panchkula deputy commissioner of police Srishti Gupta refused to comment on the issue. On the other hand, MDC police station SHO inspector Virender Nain said, "I have been appointed the SHO of this police station only recently. No such complaint has been filed recently. But if the woman has filed a complaint, we will look into it."...