For trade practice, the East India Company granted a fortification to build a factory aside from the river Hoogly. This act of English had become a reason for the bone of contention between Nawab Sirajudullah and East India Company. This rivalry had turned on into the battle of Plassey 1757, had paved the path for the English to make India a Colony.
Story of Black Hole: Nawab had forcibly established his control over the Fortified area against the humble resistance of English. According to English Historian, Nawab had kept 146 English people, including children and women, into the small tiny prison. Inadequate space in the cell had taken 123 lives overnight due to dyspnea, and only 23 were alive. This episode has been termed as a black hole incident in the history of English.
It was opened in 1767 and was in use until 1830. It is popular for its Gothic and Indo-Saracenic style tombs. It is now protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey Of India. Tourists from the different corners of the world visit this heritage site. The road leading to the cemetery is known as Park Street, famous for pubs and food corners.
Despite attaining recognition of heritage site, it has also illustrated with haunted experiences had been shared by the visitors came here. Some visitors had reported being felt dizziness all of a sudden or falling sick after visiting the place. Some had a complaint about breathlessness, as they had no such problem before their visit. Tourists also had complaints of capturing a weird structure on their cameras.
The busiest station in the city is situated on the Shyama Prasad Mukharjee road. The day hours are full of noises and movements caused by the people, but the night hours after 10, the place has started giving a deserted and scary look, and an eerie feeling has started taking our senses in its control.
This station has witnessed several suicide cases. People had a strong belief that there was a regular presence of ghosts near the vicinity.
The oldest buildings have had a glorious past, but their presence’s dilapidated conditions have given an impression of a haunted one. One such hair-raising story is also got to be associated with the Hastings House. At present, it has taken the shape of a University.
Hasting House was constructed more than 250 years back. It was the residence of the First Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings. The building also had conferred a name Hastings house because of it.
Locals had a belief that Warren Hastings had misplaced his valuables at the time of his departure from India to England. So in search of it, every night, he comes in a chariot led by four horses. Many had claimed to be heard a sound as someone was searching for something.
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