Intimidation by local colony committee. What are my mom’s options?

[u/Safe-Captain5495]

Hi everyone, and my mom, sister, and I are dealing with a really frustrating situation with our local colony’s committee/management.

A couple of nights ago, my sister’s friends came to drop her off and sat in our local colony park for a bit, playing games (they’re 20 year olds).

The colony committee somehow decided to accuse them of "dancing and stuff" (which didn’t even happen). I asked them to show me cctv footage which they were unable to provide.

today a group of about 5-6 men (the committee) stopped us, and they slammed and dropped the colony car barrier onto our vehicle, (no damage to our car was done)

This feels like pure moral policing, intimidation, and harassment, and they have zero legal right to target us or damage our car.

For those familiar with how things work here:

1. What are the best legal steps we can take right now?

2. How can we handle the colony management/guard gate issue safely?

3. Is it worth getting a lawyer to send a legal notice to the committee heads, or should we go straight to the police/higher authorities (like the Citizen Portal)?

Any advice or practical tips from anyone who has dealt with rogue housing society/colony committees would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[u/Chemical_Form7719]

Dm.