Top 10 Haunted Place in Mumbai You Shouldn't Visit

Today is Friday, and many people will take special care to avoid walking below a ladder or crossing a black cat for you to mitigate the ill-effects of nowadays. The day has long since been considered to deliver terrible bad luck, inspiring a late 19th-century mystery society and a successful horror film. The day has also gained a connection with the creepy and supernatural elements and many stories and lots of acceptance as true with that Friday is unlucky and related to spooky occasions.

It’s also the start of a long weekend, and in case you are making plans on a long drive to kick off your weekend or have tour plans, here is a list of 10 locations that have become urban legends of Mumbai you have to give a miss, simply to be on the safe side.

1)  D’Souza Chawl, Mahim

Mahim place now not one but two haunted sites and, one of them, D’Souza Chawl, has not one but two ghosts haunting its premises. One of the ghosts is a woman. It is believed that a female who lived in this Chawl fell in a well while she went to fill water from the well and drowned. Many people claimed to have seen this woman's ghost, but she seems harmless as she disappears after some time. This Chawl is likewise haunted by the spirit of a watchman. He is regularly noticed close to one of the trees at night and is seen guarding the area.

2)  Aarey Colony Road

A woman is often seen at night on the scenic street of the colony wearing a white sari and carrying a child. However, if you don’t stop your car for her, you will find her chasing you the next time you glance at your rear-view mirror. The lady will try and flag down your car, and in case you stop and allow her to get in your car, you may get a heart attack when she unexpectedly vanishes out of your car backseat.

3)  Sanjay Gandhi National Park

The ghost haunting the lovely trails of SGNP is stated to be of a hitchhiker. Many have also referred to seeing the ghost of a woman in white on those trails. So scary are the stories surrounding these ghosts that come nightfall, and you would possibly catch the guards saying a silent prayer and crossing over to the much less dense areas of the park.

4)  St John the Baptist Church, Andheri

This church abandoned by the Portuguese after an epidemic in 1840 is haunted with the aid of the spirit of a bride. In the 1970s, people decided to exorcism the ghost. However, when the exorcism was in progress, there has been a loud noise and a splash. When the investigation was done, it was found that all the fishes inside the pond at the premises had died. The exorcism was halted and not tried to attempt again.

5)  Mukesh Mills, Colaba

A mill land is a popular place for filming. The mill, built by Muljibhai Madhavan in the 1870s, is the only mill constructed on the Arabian Sea coastline in Colaba. In 1982, there was a devastating fire in the mill, which shut it down forever. One of the horrifying stories of this place is while an actress shooting here had got 'possessed.' The actress warned the team members to go away leave this place immediately in a man's voice, and no longer to want to anger the spirit, the crew packed up immediately left this place. It's believed that the mill is haunted by a spirit of a man who worked there and died while working.

6)  Tower of Silence, Malabar Hills

The Tower of Silence, located in the Malabar Hills, is built by Parsis for excarnation. It is said that strange sounds are heard from inside, and passers-by have also reported "an eerie presence" while crossing the area.

7)  Road to Marve and Madh Islands

The road to Marve and Madh Islands is stated to be haunted. The people say the story that a newly married couple stopped right here and the bride had been killed and thrown inside the mangroves close to the road. The ghost of the bride is stated to haunt it. There has been an unusual number of accidents in this area, and it is said that it is all because of the bride as she happens to come suddenly before the cars.

8)  Pawan Hans Quarters, Juhu

Many people have reported seeing a screaming girl on the fire, but nobody knows the reason why? The woman runs into a peepal tree and vanishes. The story is going on that a 20 years girl who called Salma set herself afire in 1989. A temple of Lord Hanuman has been constructed in this area to protect themselves from ghost harm, but still, in the night, the woman ghost has been seen fire running into a peepal tree.

9)  Vrindavan Society, Thane

Vrindavan Society is a very posh area in Mumbai City, but it is also said to be quite a haunted place. The residents of this society will tell you stories about this place. It is said that a man once committed suicide from one of the buildings of this society, and since then, his soul has been haunting the residents. The stories of believed night guards are tightly slapped as they are found sleeping on duty by the spirit, and many residents have also seen strange things happening in the society.

10)  Poonam Chambers, Worli

Those chambers had been one of the places destroyed by the bomb blasts in 1993, and many people have been killed. It is said that the spirits of the people who died after being trapped within the rubble haunt this place. People working here in late-night shifts and the guards have complained of the door rattling and knocks inside the doors of the building.