Most Haunted: Top 5 Places in Kolkata That Will Scare The Living Daylights Out of You!

 

Most Haunted: Top 10 Places in Kolkata That Will Scare The Living Daylights Out of You!

Kolkata, the City of Joy, also does not escape, and the following are the 10 places that are believed to be the most haunted.

1. Writers’ Building

Established around the early ’70s, the building served as an office for the writers of the British East India Company. On December 8, 1930, the trio of Benoy, Badal, and Dinesh headed to the building and assassinated the then inspector general of police, colonel Simpson who was known for treating Indian prisoners brutally.  It is believed that the soul of Colonel Simpson has been haunting this place ever since he was shot by the three young revolutionaries. Visitors often complain about hearing the sounds of footsteps, giggling and random outcries, it is also said that no employee or worker here takes the risk to stay past dusk. The fifth block of the building, where Simpson was shot dead, is today the least visited area in the building.

2. The Hastings House

The Hastings House, located in Alipore, was built by the then Governor-General Warren Hastings for himself and today is a well-known women’s college. The students of the college have often claimed to have seen a man, believed to be Warren Hastings, riding on a horse and seemingly searching for something. It is said that Hastings towards the later years of his life, was extremely depressed and sad. Many believe that his soul never really found peace and is still in search of it. Some also claim to hear the giggles of a young boy and the sound of a football late at midnight, when the college is vacant.

3. The National Library

Built-in 1836, The National Library at Belvedere Estate is known for two things, its rare collection of books and its not so rare incidents of paranormal activities. The guards of the premises often complain about hearing random sounds of a woman, perhaps the wife of Lord Metcalfe who was a stickler for cleanliness, howling, and sometimes giggling as well. If you do not keep the book you’re reading back where you took it from, you can feel her breathing heavily down your neck. It is also said that in 2010, when the building was renovated, around 12 men died brutally on the renovation sight and the souls of those men still haunt the National Library at night.

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