Archive · 19 Dec 2025
Bengaluru Apartment Association Faces Legal Action
A residential apartment complex in Bengaluru, India, is in trouble with the police.
The apartment association and its security company are accused of handling serious crimes like sexual assault and drug use internally instead of reporting them to the police.
They made their own rules, questioned people involved, and even fined them.
The police say this is illegal and that all crimes must be reported to them.
The apartment complex is home to people from different parts of India, including students.
The police have started an investigation and are reminding everyone that only the police can handle criminal cases.
Bengaluru police have filed a case against an apartment association and its security contractor for internally handling criminal offenses.
Alleged crimes include sexual assault, theft, and drug-related activities within the apartment complex.
The association is accused of creating its own bylaws, conducting internal inquiries, and imposing fines up to Rs 25,000.
Police state that this practice suppressed criminal cases and denied justice to victims.
A case has been registered under various sections of the law, including the NDPS Act, 1985, and the matter is under investigation.
- Who
- Provident Sunworth Apartment Association and Tyco Security
- What
- Alleged internal handling of criminal offenses, including sexual assault, theft, and drug-related crimes
- When
- Recent months (specific timeline not provided)
- Where
- Doddabele, southwest Bengaluru
- Why
- To avoid reporting crimes to the police and impose internal fines
- Location
- Doddabele, southwest Bengaluru
- Involved Parties
- Provident Sunworth Apartment Association, Tyco Security
- Alleged Crimes
- Sexual assault, theft, drug use, illegal possession
- Fines Imposed
- Up to Rs 25,000
- Legal Action
- Case registered under Sections 211, 238, 239, 3(5), 3(6), and NDPS Act, 1985
- Investigation Status
- Ongoing
Sources
Sexual Assault, Drugs, Fines: Bengaluru Apartment Runs Own 'Justice System'
Bengaluru RWA and security agency booked for collecting fines from tenants caught with drugs
Fines for Sex Crimes and Drug Use: How a Bengaluru Apartment in Doddabele Ran Its 'Own Justice System'
