India, Dec. 22 -- A 22-year-old woman is being praised online after sharing a detailed account of alleged harassment by housing society board members at her own apartment and the firm legal action she took in response.

In her post titled 'Harassed in my own apartment by society board members!!!', the woman said she lives alone and owns a flat in one of the city's "most prestigious" housing societies. The incident occurred on a Saturday night when 5 of her friends - four men and one woman - visited her home. She stressed that there was no party or loud music and that they were merely cooking and talking.

According to her account, a society member knocked on her door and claimed that "bachelors are not allowed" in the building, asking her...