I NEVER SHOULD HAVE MET HER!

A bang, a screech, something shatters, and everything goes dark…My eyes open to a different dimension, a world where things move slower. “I could get used to this”, I think to myself. But, I’m still falling, and this is just one of the many levels, and I’m not allowed to stop. My eyes are weighing down on me, and this time, I wake up to a world of jumbled colors, like a Van Gogh painting, wavy and bouncy. I know this isn’t a dream; my dreams have a tendency to not be this pleasant. Could this be the afterlife, then? “God, I hope not.” It’s good, but definitely not enough silence. Sure a lot of chatter to be qualified for The Good Place. What if it’s the Bad Place? Or a limbo between the two? The real question, though, that I don’t bother to ask, is why I prefer it to real life.

A horn shrieks and my dilemma comes to a halt. Things become too clear, too quickly.

“I never should have met her.”

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Courtroom drama gets haunted: Karkardooma Court in Delhi

A normal office by the day, transforms into a ghost house by the evening. The employees of the court have themselves confirmed witnessing ghosts and apparitions during their work hours. The rumor went on to get transfigured into belief. This happened after a series of investigations by the Paranormal Society Crew. Cameras were set up in almost all the nooks and corners of the court, and the footages show super strange occurrences such as: the computer systems turning on by themselves, drawers opening on their own, and papers flying out of them. A white figure can be seen emerging from inside the walls, leading to the aforementioned events.

According to Raman Sharma, the Joint Secretary of Shahadara Bar Council, 8 CCTVs were set up in different places in the court, and they recorded disturbing occurrences. There have been arguments that the reasons behind the behavior of the computer systems could be potential virus, or hacking scenarios. The counter argument here would be that the footages have shown the computers being turned on at command. Also, browsing systems have also been operated from the systems. The videos showcasing the paranormal events have gone viral all over. It is also widely believed that the videos are not from the Karkardooma court altogether, but from an office in Manchester.

The videos also show chairs whizzing across the room. The lawyers and the reporters who have spent nights in the court, to find evidences, have all witnessed a white figurine emerging from the library, circling around to reach the labs, and turn all the systems on, one by one. An office boy confirmed switching off all the systems in the night, only to find them on in the morning.

To adjust to the changes, the court stays functional till only 5 pm, after which the “ghost sightings” have been most frequent. The theories floating around are that, possibly a former lawyer, who practised at the very court, and died in the tragic Uttarakhand floods, has been haunting the premises ever since. Another theory says that the building is haunted by an electrician, who worked there, but electrocuted himself while working.

Fears regarding djinns and ghosts have started to spring up even more after this incident, in the heart of the city, at a place utterly abuzz with visitors at all times, unlike the haunted stereotype. There have been a series of logical explanations to almost all the events happening around the court. One of the investigators has reported, “The computers were turning on automatically due to the self-programming software installed in the computers, and the bubbles were caused by the creation of an electromagnetic field in the room, which is not visible to the naked eye. The electromagnetic field could have been generated due to the powerhouse below the library, which supplies electricity to the entire building.” But, a lot remains disputed, in relation to the paranormal events, occurring in the premises of this East Delhi Complex.

Amidst the djinns : Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi

The Feroz Shah Kotla was built by the then-Sultan of Delhi, Feroz Shah Tughlaq, in 1354. The city of Firuzabad was established by him, which was intended to be the capital of the Delhi Sultanate. The present day Feroz Shah Kotla was included in this architectural module. The Fort Complex also includes the Ashokan Pillar, Jami Masjid, a baoli (step well), and a large garden complex. Feroz Shah Kotla was the imposing citadel of Firuzabad, the fifth city of Delhi.

The ruins of the Kotla (meaning fort) are believed to be a home to the djinns. People are witnessed to gather in the premises every Thursday, praying and writing letters to the Djinns, hoping to calm the angry djinns and get their wishes granted, or ailments cured. It is believed that there are various Djinns, with independent jurisdictions, to look after the wishes of the devotees. People stick coins on the walls of the mosques, offer milk, eateries, fruits, sweets, and meat to the djinns. The entry to the fort is free of charge on Thursdays, after 2 pm. Djinns, as the Quran dictates, are beings of a parallel world, made out of smokeless fire. They cannot be associated with ghosts, spirits, or angels, and are supposed to be good AND bad. Legend has it, that Iblis, a djinn, refused to bow before Adam, and was overthrown by Allah as ‘Shaitan’.

The curious part is that people have reported their wishes being granted since generations. Apart from this, the djinns are used for exorcism purposes, to help people get rid of evil spirits. In relation to the bad djinns, it is said that they prey on young women, especially young women drying their hair on rooftops. A maulvi at the ruins reports having actually witnessed a djinn. He recalls asking a fellow Namazi, who the man standing in front of him was, to which the stranger had replied that there was no one there.

Ridden by bats, eeriness and mystique, Feroz Shah Kotla stands to be a source of utter amazement and bewilderment. Even with a mosque present in the premises, it is the ruins of the fort that are always lit with incense sticks, and swarming with large crowds of devotees. While the good djinns grant wishes, the presence of bad djinns is not missing from the fort. Strange screams and noises can reportedly be heard. Often, people have witnessed young girls beating themselves in a trance-like state of mind. The baoli in the complex, along with many other places, is banned from entry because of a lot of mysterious deaths.

MALCHA MAHAL: A TALE OF MACABRE, MELANCHOLY, AND CATASTROPHE!

Injustice served by the British overlords-followed by a decade-long confrontation by a self-proclaimed descendant- her dramatic suicide, leaving behind two children, who isolated themselves from the ways of the world, along with all the amenities of the civilization – what seems like the beyond-perfect plot for a nerve-wracking thriller flick, is the legend behind Delhi’s ‘Malcha Mahal’. There happen to be two theories about how it came into existence.

WHAT IS MALCHA MAHAL ?

Theory 1:

According to the first theory, it was a hunting house, erected by Feroz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Delhi Sultanate, in 1325. One amongst the three rest houses in Delhi (the other two being Pir Ghalib and Bhuli Bhatiyari ka Mahal), Malcha Mahal is the largest one. This theory stands to opposition since the architectural styles of the three lodges differ from each other.

Theory 2:

It was a community house, put together by the people of Malcha, in 1600 AD, around the Raisina Hills. After the area was acquired by the British India government, under the Land and Acquisition Act, 1894, those who refused to give up their lands were brutally murdered. The rest, exposed to a life of poverty and misery.

History of the current residents of Malcha Mahal

For the last 30 years, Malcha Mahal has been inhabited by the descendants of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. A celebrated dancer, musician, and playwright, he was impeached from the throne of the then-Oudh (pronounced Aw-adh), by the Britishers, in 1854, charged with a perverse lifestyle. In the ‘70s, a self-proclaimed descendant, Princess Wilayat Mahal, came to Delhi, demanding to be compensated by the injustice served at the hands of the government. To this end, she stayed in the waiting room of the New Delhi Railway Station, along with her two kids, servants, and dogs, for a decade. In 1985, Malcha Mahal was awarded to her by Indira Gandhi.

What might look like a win, actually wasn’t. Home to bats, snakes, and lizards, Malcha Mahal was a bigger mess then, than it is now. There’s no saying what really wore her out, but the Begum committed suicide, by drinking crushed diamonds, leaving behind Princess Sakina, Prince Riaz, and a few German Shepherds, and Dobermans. It is said that the two kids lay beside their dead mother for days in grief. After she was buried, a gang of robbers attempted to dig up her grave, in search of royal treasure. She was then burned, and her ashes put in a crystal vial. The Prince was allowed to carry arms by the Lt. Legislative Leader of Delhi, in 1990, after several further incidences of theft and break-ins.

Geographical conditions of Malcha Mahal

Enclosed by the forests of the Ridge, covered in thickly, deep, wild vegetation, stands Malcha Mahal. It is close to the diplomatic enclave of Delhi, with several embassies in the vicinity. The Dargah of Khwaja Moluddin Chishti, nearby, is said to be home to the djinns. There also stands a satellite ground nearby, and the sign on the outside reads:

ENTRY RESTRICTED.

CAUTIOUS OF HOUND DOGS

PROCLAMATION

INTRUDERS SHALL BE GUNNED DOWN

What are the living conditions inside Malcha Mahal?

The prince and the princess, who must be something in their fifties, live in the palace, without an electricity connection. They do have water connection made available by ISRO, but have completely secluded themselves from the rest of the world, and make no attempts to establish any connection with the outside. Sources had reported witnessing the princess in a dilapidated condition, some claiming that she had not combed her hair since the day the Begum committed suicide. The Prince rides his ragged bicycle in the morning to get meat for his hound, but rarely talks to anyone. Some people in the vicinity have noticed the princess missing for about a year. While the prince says, she is “very much around”, people believe her to be already dead.

The siblings themselves have accepted in an interview, that they are merely waiting for death, and the prince hopes to die before the princess. It is believed that the Begum herself never showed any affection to the kids, and the siblings hardly ever talk to each other. There’s no saying who the ghost is, in this story, except for time and fate. The hard times that fell upon the Royal Family, turned the royal descendants into cynics. As a result, they have forsaken all worldly pursuits, and are living in depravity and isolation.