Chandigarh – the capital city of Punjab and Haryana, is known for its cleanliness and beauty. Well, apparently the city is not just ‘City beautiful’ as it seems like the city is ‘City scary’ too! There are a plenty of haunted places in Chandigarh that are scary enough to give anyone the creeps!
The city is popular for the glamour of Sector 17 but, wait! Do you know what sector 16 has to offer?
Well, you better read on to find out more about some haunted places in Chandigarh:
Haunted House, Sector 16
As the story goes, a student committed suicide at this house and it has been haunted ever since. If you are one such braveheart, looking forward to experience a haunted place in Chandigarh, this ‘Haunted House’ located in Sector 16 is the first place you should head to.
People relate different stories about how the spirit shows up and how they have witnessed it. Well, nobody can completely confirm the authenticity of the news, yet the house has become quite popular and draws a lot of attention from locals as well as tourists!
Cremation Ground, Sector 25
There is something ghostly about all cremation grounds and graveyards but the cremation ground in sector 25 Chandigarh has something else to offer when it comes to haunted places in Chandigarh. People have often reported paranormal activities and abnormal stuff, happening here.
Living in the area has become a challenge for residents who are not fond of such eerie experiences. Residents have even reported seeing ghosts and spirits of dead people lurking around during lonely evenings. Gives us the shivers!
Railway Guest House
Next on the scary list is the Chandigarh Railway Guest House. No one would expect this hugely crowded spot to make the list of the haunted places in Chandigarh. But, it has! Paranormal activity has been reported from here and the place is said to have a room possessed by evil spirits. Catching a train to Chandigarh anytime soon?
Well, you’ve been warned! According to the popular stories associated with the place, the activities of the spirit have been spine-chilling to say the least. Many people have reported the spirit peeping inside the washroom of the guest house, literally scaring the shit out of the visitors!
Savitri Bai Phule Hostel
If there is something else Panjab University is famous for apart from its many departments and its huge size, it has to be the ghosts residing in ‘Savitri Bai Phule Hostel’. Among the well known haunted places in Chandigarh, students here have reported ghostly activities more than once. Headless ghosts have often been spotted outside the windows of the hostel rooms scaring the students and making it difficult for them to turn the lights off and sleep in peace.
Although not a proper tourist spot as such, this hostel in sector 14 has been drawing a lot of attention from the tourists. Among the haunted places of Chandigarh, this is the only place on the list through which is occupied most of the times and still showing the paranormal activity of this order. Scary enough for you?
Kasauli Graveyard
Last but not the least is the Kasauli Graveyard. This place is technically not located within the Tricity so it is not among the haunted places in Chandigarh, but it still makes the list and with good reason! Situated on the outskirts of the Tricity, the place definitely has an eerie ambience. Scary stories related to this place are no less and traveling on the road to Shimla at night can give you some first-hand experience as well.
There are other places too that have been called haunted places in Chandigarh! Stories have been going around for years that even PGI hospital is haunted! The fetuses of many unborn babies killed in the womb are said to haunt the hospital even now and the place is not safe for a lonely night tour.
Then there are the students of Panjab University who have been avoiding the trees near the law department citing the severe habitation of bats on those haunted trees. Some students also claim having seen some spirits roaming around the trees at night!
So, there’s the list of the top haunted places in Chandigarh. Now, if you are courageous and interested enough to have an encounter with the spirits, we have shown you the way. Best of luck while exploring the most haunted places in Chandigarh!