Fiction

A Haunted Winter Night

This is a horror story of an Indian man called Raghuvendra — don’t read if you have a weak heart

This creepy story is from India and of an Indian whose name was Raghuvendra, a Ground Staff at Raja Bhooj Airport of Bhopal — a city in Central India. Raghuvendra was 36 years aged and simple. He did not encounter anything supernatural before. So, he did not believe in ghosts, spirits, paranormal forces, and all. But, a winter night changed his whole life, not only changed but also destroyed.

That Haunted Winter Night

Raghavendra was a friendly and cheerful man. One winter night, he was returning to his home after his ground staff at the airport. He was on his bike but in the mid-way, his bike stopped due to a mechanical issue. It was a dark, lonely and scary night. There were no mechanics. So, he parked his bike somewhere but at a safe place.

After parking the bike, he walked to a bus stop to get a bus to his home. There was a bench to sit on where a spiritual saint was already sitting. In India, Hindu Saints are called Sadhu. Raghuvendra was a friendly guy. He could make anyone his friend with his smile and the way of talking. He started to talk to that Sadhu. Sadhu too enjoyed his accompany and started to get into the conversation with Raghuvendra.

While talking, unknowingly, they entered into a talk on paranormal and spiritual things. Raghuvendra did not believe in all this initially. So, he started arguing with Sadhu and persuading him to believe that those things are all fake. But, this Sadhu was not ordinary. He was an Aghori. Aghori is an Indian word that is given to a Sadhu who had done a lot of meditations to get supernatural power. So, he was an Aghori and had some supernatural powers.

He said to Raghuvendra that he could prove all his claims regarding paranormal force and spirits. Raghuvendra laughed at him. Sadhu asked him to go to a nearby funeral ground with him where he would prove all his claim in front of his eyes. Raghuvendra readily agreed to go to the funeral ground. Sadhu and he left the bus stand and move to a nearby funeral ground.

They reached there where dead peoples are burnt as per the Hindu teachings. Sadhu sat at one corner of the ground and started to do his work to prove his paranormal claims. He fixed a small wooden stick in the soil and tied one side of the thread with it. He took the other side of the thread and handed it over to Raghuvander. Raghuvendra held the thread tightly. Sadhu said him not to leave it until he did not say him to leave.

Raghuvendra held the thread and Sadhu started to drop some sugars and salts at some points under the thread. After the sugar salt, Sadhu sat somewhere in front of him in the meditation posture. Now, Rghuvendra started to get scary feelings. Sadhu told him to close his eyes and not to open them until he told him to open them. Sahu started to chant some mantra while Raghuvendra’s eyes were closed. He chanted and meditated for a while. And, then, he asked him to open his eyes. He opened his eyes and saw something that could not be expected by anyone. He saw that some men are eating that sugar and salt and their bodies were transparent. He could look through them. Some of them were his relatives whom he had seen dying himself. He was soo scared. His feelings could not be explained in words. Imagine yourself as Raghuvendra to understand his feelings. In fear, he loosed the thread that he was holding. Sadhu warned him not to leave the thread until the transparent men who are dead spirits ate the whole sugar and salt.

Raghavendra could not control his fear and he dropped that thread and ran towards the road. Sadhu warned him but he did not listen and just ran. He even did not know that where he is going. But, he was frightening. While running, he could hear the sound of a crowd from his nearby areas where there was no one. He realized that it was the sound of dead souls and their families. He could also feel that somebody is following him. He did not have the courage to turn around to see who was following him.

Somehow by running, he arrived at his home and knocked on the door. His mother opened the door and get him in. He told everything to his mom and dad. His parents assured him that everything would be fine. He should not worry. But, he was just not in his control. However, his parents managed to make him sleep. But, they couldn’t sleep. They were very worried about their one and only son.

The Next day, his parents woke up and opened the door of Raghuvendra’s bedroom to check if everything was fine with him. But, nothing was looking fine. Raghuvendra was not in his room. He was sleeping in his bedroom silently. He did not even open his bedroom door then, how he could open the door of the house and moved out.

His parents were too scared now for Raghuvendra. They could not believe what was happening to them right then. They informed their neighbors and explained the situation. Their neighbors started searching for Raghuvendra. They searched everywhere in nearby areas but could not get Raghuvendra.

At last, Raghuvendra was found at the same funeral ground where he was doing a paranormal act with the Sadhu the last night. He was sleeping there just as he was sleeping in his bedroom. He was brought back to his home in a vehicle. His parents, neighbors, and relatives woke him up. They asked him how he went there. He answered he didn’t know. They asked Raghuvendra more questions further. But, Raghuvendra didn’t answer them properly. Soon, he started to behave abnormally. It was looking like that he was not in control. His mother started to cry for him. But, that does not affect him.

Neighbors took Raghuvendra to a Neurologist hurriedly. Doctors tested him and in the test, they found that he had lost his brain because of the intense fear. This report left everyone crying.

That winter night with that Aghori Sadhu really ruined his happy life. Raghuvendra’s mental condition even deteriorated more. Doctors could not understand the case. They tried their best to make him normal.

But, they failed. They could not save him. At last, Raghuvendra died of his mental illness and burnt at the same funeral ground where Sadhu did an evil act on him to prove his claim.

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