Chandigarh, July 31 -- Accused of harassing and tormenting the 86-year-old widow of celebrated Indian sculptor Shiv Singh, a Panchkula-based couple has been summoned by the Punjab and Haryana high court.

The elderly woman, a German national, who lives in Mansa Devi Complex, Sector 6, Panchkula, has accused her upstairs neighbours of repeated, brazen acts of harassment that have left her feeling unsafe in her own home.

The bench of justice Anupinder Singh Grewal and justice Deepak Manchanda has directed the neighbours, Sahil Garg and his wife, Shailja Gupta, to appear before the court on August 1.

The petitioner, given her age, has been allowed to join the hearing via video conference. The court has also sought responses from the local ...