Q: My dad was physically assaulted in India but both men are perm residents of USA can we press charges here?
We had a contract to sell a property of ours; the buyer was not able to close on the deal and lost the non-refundable deposit they put down for the deal. The contract was signed and agreed to by both parties; we gave an extra few extensions to the buyer because we knew them personally. According to the contract this person lost their deposit when they could not close on the purchase. Because he lost this deposit this person was in India the same time my dad is and he physically assaulted my dad two times in the last 2 days. Can we press charges here on this person and what can we legally do to this person?
A: If a US resident assaults another US resident in a foreign country, any crime committed would be a violation of the law of that country (India in your case) and not of US law.
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