Often home buyers have to choose between purchasing a house or flat. One of the major problems which house buyers and owners face all over india, is that people are always try to grab property, if the house owner is not well connected and not living in the property for months or years.
In case of flats, even if the flat owner is away for years, usually in most places they do not face any major problem. So individuals who are not well connected should invest in flats, they should not purchase a house, since they will face problems later.
While the domain investor though the harassment she faced was an isolated case, some reddit posts have confirmed that other property owners in India are also facing the same problem if they own a house.