Strange sightings, haunting presence of ghosts give lawyers the creeps
The usual cacophony of lawyers, petitioners and visitors at the Karkardooma Court complex has of late been replaced by hushed talk about ghosts, spirits and the supernatural. A white shadowy figure has been sighted in many parts of the complex. And a video footage has only buttressed the claims — and fears — of paranormal activities.
According to Shahdara Bar Council joint secretary Raman Sharma at Kakardooma Court, following complaints of strange sightings by many, eight CCTV cameras were installed at different spots in the 10-storey building in East Delhi that included the library and bar offices.
“In the morning, four computers were found to be switched on. When we looked at the CCTV footage, around 11.35 pm, a white shadowy figure appears from one of the walls and turns on all the computers simultaneously,” said Sharma. The CCTV footage clearly shows the light and the computers suddenly switching on.
In another eerie incident, the camera recorded bubbles floating in the air around 1 am in the library, said Mahesh Sharma, a senior lawyer and former president of bar council. He also claimed that he recently sighted a ghost in his own chamber.
The lawyers and staff blame two tragic incidents for the spooky occurrences. “A lawyer who worked here was killed along with his family members in last year’s Uttarakhand floods while an electrician was killed inside the premises when he was electrocuted a few weeks ago,” said a staff member, requesting anonymity.
Many claim that they have seen their spirits roaming in the premises on numerous occasions. There are many stories. Some lawyers said once they were sipping tea when it fell on one of them on its own, while another said they saw a spirit at one of the lawyer’s chamber and many times at the complex library. However, the sprits are “harmless” and “never disturb”, said Pankaj Yadav, who works in the building.
Meanwhile, a team of paranormal investigators who inspected the complex a few days ago has not ruled out the possibility of presence of something inside the building.