Most Haunted Places In India – Koun Hai wahan? (Part II)

Well, mostly cemeteries, forts, and abandoned houses are considered to be haunted, but India’s top haunted spots include school and hospital buildings, libraries, hotels, courts, and metro stations. For example, the haunted places in Shimla include the Convent of Jesus & Mary and Indira Gandhi Medical College. Kolkata’s haunted places include a metro station and a library. Even Delhi’s Karkardooma Court is a slight misfit. Here is a list of few registered haunted places you must know,

1. Kundanbagh Witches’ Lair in Hyderabad: Beware of the 3 dead women

The story speaks of a thief who broke into a 2-storey house in Kundanbagh and discovered dead bodies of the 3 owners. Scared as hell, the thief went to the police station to report the case. Forensic reports stated the date of death to be roughly 3 months prior to the break-in. The neighbors, however, claim to have seen the mother and her 2 daughters walking in the balcony and the lighting of candles in the house at midnight, even until a day prior to the discovery of their dead bodies.

2. Ravindra Nagar in Hyderabad: Possible wrath of the goddess

A series of suicides in 2012 has put the Ravindra Nagar area in the list of haunted places in Hyderabad. People believe it to be the wrath of a goddess in reply to the demolition of her temple. Following the numerous suicides, a number of families abandoned the place out of fear. Many of the abandoned houses have light-bulbs on, indicating a possibility that the families left in a hurry.

3. Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune: Peshwa prince failed to become Vince

The ghost of a 13-year-old is said to haunt this fort, especially on full moon nights. According to the tale, Prince Narayan—the heir to the throne of Peshwa Dynasty—was brutally murdered. Locals claim to have heard his ghost cry out to his uncle to save him.

4. Writers’ Building in Kolkata: Tales from the freedom struggle of India

Writers’ Building at the BBD Square in Kolkata is popularly known to be haunted. But the story behind the haunted building dates back to 8th December 1930, when three young freedom fighters – Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta, and Dinesh Gupta – entered the Writers’ building and killed the brutal Inspector General – Colonel N.S Simpson.

Rumor has it that the ghost of Colonel Simpson still haunts the building and the BBD Square (named after the three freedom fighters). Formerly the office of clerks and junior staff under British Raj, the building is now the secretariat of the state government. Many people working there have heard desperate cries for help at night from the vacant rooms of the building.

5. Dow Hill at Kurseong in Darjeeling: Haunted educational institutes

Dow Hill Girls’ Boarding School and Victoria Boys’ High School are other haunted places in India that have been famous for ghost sightings. Locals claim to have heard footsteps after the closing hours and seen a headless boy walk into the woods.

6. The Mansion on Residency Club Road in Pune: Screams of the elderly lady

The famous ostentatious mansion near the Residency Club in Pune is one of the most haunted places in India. It is said to be haunted by the spirit of an elderly lady who was murdered in her own home, this mansion. Passersby claim to see a shadowy figure of an old lady gazing out of the window and screaming for help.

7. Chandan Nagar in Pune: Girl in the blood-strained white frock

Another place from Pune finds its place in the list of the most haunted places in India. A little over a decade ago, a girl died during the construction of a building in the Chandan Nagar locality of Pune. Ever since, stories of her ghost roaming around the locality have been popular. People claim to have seen a young girl, dressed in a blood-stained white frockand holding a doll in her hand. How exactly did she die is still a mystery, much like the mystery of the ghost. But, from what we have heard, the locality is haunted and must not be visited by the faint-hearted.

8. D’Souza Chawl at Mahim in Mumbai: Roaming spirit of a lady

The spirit of a lady is said to haunt the corridors of this chawl. A tube well of the chawl was the source of pure water till a lady fell into it and died. The spirit of the lady is rumored to be roaming around ever since.

9. Bombay High Court in Mumbai: Where murder convicts are threatened by a ghost

According to the lawyers working in Bombay High Court, one of the courtrooms there is haunted by a ghost who threatens those accused in any murder trial from entering the courtroom. There is a joke around the haunted story that stays that if the court would permit, this ghost of possibly a job-loving lawyer or a former murder convict could actually help solve the murder cases quickly and easily. Now, don’t you think so?

10. Fern Hill Hotel in Ooty: The Raaz behind the haunted hotel

The hotel shot to fame during the shooting of the Bollywood movie – Raaz. Such is the extent of the spookiness of the hotel that it has been shut down completely.Choreographer Saroj Khan and her crew woke up one night on hearing the noise of rearrangement of furniture on the first floor. They tried to contact the reception, but the line was dead. Next morning, to their horror, the receptionist pointed out that there was no first floor in the hotel.

11. Vas Villa on St Mark’s Road in Bangalore: Proofs of negative energy exist

The Vas Villa was the home to Vas sisters, Doice Vas and Vera Vas – daughters of a famous lawyer. One day, Doice was stabbed to death in her home. She was buried there and Vera moved out. The house is claimed to be haunted by Doice’s spirit now. Teams looking for paranormal activities have confirmed the presence of some negative energy in the villa.

12. South Park Cemetery at Park Street in Kolkata: Graves of former British soldiers

The burial ground possesses old age graves of British soldiers and many others. The first tryst with the mystical incidents of the place occurred when a group of friends visited the place for photographs. All of them felt dizzy and breathless. A group member had an asthma attack, even though he wasn’t an asthma patient. There are also photographs from the day with creepy dark shadows.

Not even one community dares to defy the presence of supernatural beings; each state of India has its own share of haunted places and stories. These places have presumably true ghost stories associated with them. I suggest you to see them only if you can absorb the fear and stay strong. It is okay to get scared. It is a natural feeling. Isn’t it?