20 Baffling Mysteries of India (2020–2025): Monoliths, Magic & the ParanormalSourcesAsk ChatGPT

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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.