20 Baffling Mysteries of India (2020–2025): Monoliths, Magic & the ParanormalSourcesAsk ChatGPT
- Parikshit Khanna
- Jul 20, 2025
- 3 min read
Below is a concise, structured overview of 20 of India’s most baffling mysteries from 2020 to 2025—spanning time-bend phenomena, occult rituals, spectral sightings and unexplained artefacts.
# | Mystery | Date | Location | Category | Summary |
1 | Ahmedabad Monolith | Dec 29, 2020 | Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | Artefact / Paranormal | A 3-sided steel pillar with etched codes appeared overnight, then vanished two weeks later. |
2 | Bandra Monolith | Mar 10, 2021 | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Artefact / Paranormal | A triangular metal slab surfaced at Jogger’s Park, only to disappear after about a fortnight. |
3 | Khanbaba Treasure Scam | 2025 | Pune (Maharashtra) | Black Magic / Fraud | “Khanbaba” promised hidden riches via sorcery—then fled with his victim’s funds. |
4 | Kolhapur Ritual Video | 2025 | Kolhapur (Maharashtra) | Occult Ritual | Viral footage showed a clandestine black-magic ceremony on river ghats; police filed charges. |
5 | Godman Tamdar Arrest | 2025 | Pimpri-Chinchwad (Maharashtra) | Fraud / Magic | Self-styled godman arrested for cheating devotees with “miracles” and secret CCTV filming. |
6 | Panna Milk Trader Murder | 2025 | Madhya Pradesh | Magic-driven Crime | Neighbours killed a trader, convinced he’d cursed them through sorcery. |
7 | Occult Artefacts near Bombay High Court | 2025 | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Occult Artefacts | Raid uncovered amulets, charms and incense linked to unknown secret societies. |
8 | MTV Dark Scroll – Muqabla Anjaan Se | Aug 14, 2024 | Uttarakhand | Paranormal Media | India’s first paranormal reality show explores haunted sites with tech and mediums. |
9 | Aligarh Ghost CCTV | Jan 25, 2023 | Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) | Apparition Video | Grainy street-camera clip showed a white figure materialising in a lane—later ruled doctored. |
10 | Varanasi Rooftop Ghost | Sep 28, 2022 | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) | Apparition Video | A pale figure filmed walking across terrace tops; FIR filed when pranksters remained unknown. |
11 | Haunted Railway Station (West Bengal) | Mar 27, 2023 | West Bengal | Haunted Locale | A decommissioned station closed for 42 years due to eerie incidents resurfaced on social media. |
12 | Mortuary Ghostly Noises | Jul 2025 | Unknown | Paranormal | Unexplained sounds in a mortuary ceased only after a deceased patient’s wig was restored. |
13 | Russian Family in Karnataka Cave | Jul 9, 2025 | Karnataka (Forest Cave) | Disappearance Mystery | Police found a 40-yr-old Russian woman and daughters living in isolation for decades. |
14 | Baytakhol Haunted Road Accidents | 2023 | Goa | Apparition / Roadway | Drivers report seeing a screaming girl on a bend—then suffer sudden, inexplicable accidents. |
15 | Igorchem Bandh Midday Hauntings | 2023 | Raia (Goa) | Paranormal Audio | On a bright afternoon, footsteps and panting emerge from an empty dirt track behind a church. |
16 | Dumas Beach Shadow Figures | 2024 | Dumas Beach (Gujarat) | Haunted Shoreline | Black-sand beach reputedly echoes with disembodied voices and fleeting silhouettes. |
17 | Boha Geoglyphs Discovery | 2021 | Boha Village (Rajasthan) | Archaeological Mystery | Drone and satellite imagery revealed massive concentric soil patterns in the Thar Desert. |
18 | Imphal Airport UFO Loitering | Nov 2023 | Imphal (Manipur) | Aerial Anomaly | An unidentified craft hovered three hours overhead, grounding flights; scrambled jets found nothing. |
19 | Kongka La Pass UFO Wave | 2025 | Ladakh | Aerial Swarm | Over 100 objects evaded radar and drones in a high-security border region. |
20 | Chir Batti Ghost Lights | Ongoing (2020–25) | Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) | Light Phenomenon | Mysterious dancing lights appear unbidden over salt flats and marshlands at night. |
Key Takeaways
Geographic Spread: From urban centres (Mumbai, Ahmedabad) to remote deserts (Thar, Rann of Kutch) and forests (Karnataka caves).
Phenomenon Types: Artefacts, apparitions, light phenomena, occult rituals, UFOs and archaeological surprises.
Investigation Status: Some cases have police FIRs or scientific follow-ups; many remain unresolved or officially unverified.
These 20 entries spotlight India’s capacity to surprise and confound—inviting further research, documentary exploration or on-site investigation. For in-depth case files and custom analysis, our premium research desk stands ready.
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