A Haunting Memory At The Lambi Dehar Mines

Brut India

Being a paranormal investigator for a decade, Jay Alani has seen it all. But one chilly night in Uttarakhand, he experienced something terrifying. He decided to face his fears and take Brut along on his return trip.

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00:00The story of this location is such that just by listening to the story, you get scared

00:10totally.

00:11There are some paranormal activities happening here and I am the eyewitness of that.

00:25The biggest problem is that people believe all the information that comes on the internet

00:27to be true.

00:28I can't believe I am doing this.

00:37Today for Brute, I am following paranormal investigator Jailani's risky journey back

00:42to the infamous mines of Lambi Dehar in Uttarakhand.

00:45He has investigated hundreds of locations to call out superstitions and explore the

00:48truth behind urban legends.

00:50But there's one spot which spooked him out the most.

00:52Let's do this.

00:54Guys, let's go.

00:55Let's go, let's go.

00:56I am very excited.

00:59Let's go.

01:10I was 17 and when I first saw exorcisms being performed live, since then there is a curiosity

01:18in my mind.

01:19I have investigated more than 150, 100 or 150 haunted locations.

01:25I want to know the answers.

01:27I want to know the realities behind all these superstitions.

01:30So I am on a journey of finding some answers for myself, to be very honest.

01:41A few locals told Brute the story of Lambi Dehar, when at least 50,000 workers, who once

01:47worked in these British era limestone mines, died because of working in extreme conditions

01:52and with almost no safety precautions.

01:55Their lungs went bad, they would cough up blood and eventually die a painful death,

01:59one worker at a time.

02:01These mines lay deserted since then.

02:03Brute found no evidence of this in history books.

02:12Can you tell us a little more about what your experience was last time when you were here?

02:18So first of all, I entered the administrative block in the evening.

02:22The first thing I noticed was the dead bodies of two crows.

02:27It is very common for birds to die at that place.

02:30So I didn't pay much attention to it and then I went straight to the administrative block.

02:37After taking a tour of the whole administrative block, when I returned, the dead bodies of

02:40both the crows were not there.

02:42At the same time, there were two crows sitting alive on a wall.

02:47Then at night, when I was investigating the whole area inside the mines,

02:52around 11.30 or 12 o'clock, I decided to go inside the mines.

02:58I spent a lot of time there, around 1, 1.30 or 2 o'clock.

03:02I felt like there was someone else there besides me.

03:07I felt like there was someone there who was watching me.

03:11The feeling of being watched.

03:13I didn't have enough batteries that I could carry with me.

03:17I had very limited things.

03:20So I had to save the batteries.

03:22That's why I was switching off the lights again and again.

03:26When I switched off the small light and switched on the big light for the first time,

03:36I felt like I had seen a shadow for the first time in my life.

03:41This was the first time when I was witnessing something like that.

03:45Maybe because my brain wanted something like that to happen,

03:50maybe there could be some other reason or maybe there could be some other shadow.

03:54However, this whole episode did not last more than a few seconds.

03:57When I saw that shadow or something like a shadow, in an abstract shape in the air,

04:02I got scared and my light fell off my hand.

04:05After that, I picked up the light again and tried to see it again.

04:10But I didn't find anything there.

04:15He decided to go back there in search of answers and to confront his demons.

04:26Al-Lamithar Mines is full of negative energies.

04:29There are some paranormal activities happening here.

04:34I am the eyewitness of that.

04:37I didn't believe in these things at any time.

04:41But when I slowly came here and observed,

04:46then I tried to investigate from other people as well.

04:51Then I saw many truths.

05:07It is said that there is a shadow of a witch here.

05:10Is it true? Do you know anything about it?

05:12Yes, it is on this route.

05:14But I haven't seen this thing for a long time.

05:16Earlier, if any driver was going from here,

05:20then they used to take a lift and go.

05:23But I don't know how far it is going.

05:25This is the reality.

05:26Will you come with me as I say now?

05:29It's time now. It's evening time.

05:33Absolutely.

05:37Behind me is the office block of the Lambi Dehar Mines.

05:47The mines are located 5 km away from a rocky trail

05:50that bends right behind this building.

05:53The area is full of wild animals and birds

05:55and it takes about an hour's trek to get to the actual mines.

05:59It's 6.30 pm.

06:01As the night falls,

06:03we will stay here for a while

06:05and then we will start walking towards the mining area.

06:19It is 9.30 pm now

06:21and after a quick recce,

06:23Jai and his team will head towards the mines.

06:28They will trek towards the mountains

06:29where the actual mines are located.

06:34So, you're all set? Everybody's ready?

06:38Good.

06:39Let's do this.

06:41Guys, let's go.

06:42Let's go, let's go, let's go.

06:43I'm very excited.

06:44Let's go.

06:45Ah!

06:54And now we are moving towards the centre

06:59from where the story of this haunting began.

07:04We are going towards the core of the mining

07:08from where this mining started.

07:12And the mining went on for about 40 years.

07:17People say that the 50,000 workers who died,

07:21they died over a course of time.

07:23Some people say that there was a furnace blast which happened

07:29and they died over the night.

07:35The numbers of deaths,

07:39that is also very controversial at the same time.

07:41Some people say that even a few hundred people died

07:44and the story of that has been exaggerated.

07:52We have just started moving towards the mines

07:55and I'm already feeling,

07:59how do you call it?

08:00Nostalgia?

08:02How do you call it?

08:03Nostalgia plus I'm nervous.

08:05Yes, I admit I'm nervous

08:09because I'm going back to the same place again

08:13where whatever happened, happened.

08:16And that too I'm not very fit this time.

08:22I don't know.

08:25I can't believe I'm doing this with a broken leg.

08:28If I'm going to show these footages to my doctor,

08:30he's going to kill me.

08:35Jai decided to set up camp inside the mines.

08:38He's going to spend a night here

08:39to try to capture any signs and indications of paranormal activities

08:42that are so widely reported by the locals.

08:50This time I want to capture any kind of imagery if possible.

08:55So I'm setting up my night visions.

08:56Let's see.

09:01There's no wind.

09:12We're walking on what's known as an open pit mine.

09:15Unlike other rocks and minerals that are found underground,

09:18limestone is mined from open quarries

09:20as it's often found at or close to the earth's surface.

09:24I understand totally that we are not using some sci-fi gadgets

09:29and tools and equipments this time.

09:33But if not electronic equipment,

09:37why not just let's try for something which is ancient.

09:54What are you trying to do exactly Jai? What is this?

09:57So this is a very ancient technique.

10:00This is called dowsing.

10:02So dowsing rods have been used in our history since long.

10:07In the beginning, dowsing was done to find treasures or water hidden underground.

10:15So a lot of videos I've seen, a lot of people I've seen,

10:18a lot of parapsychologists I've seen

10:20who have claimed that these simple rods which you are looking at in my hands,

10:26these work.

10:29People say if these dowsings start moving on their own,

10:33like this is happening right now,

10:36which means there is some kind of negative presence in front of you.

10:40But as a matter of fact,

10:43more of experience and gut feelings to be very honest,

10:47so far we haven't found anything which is considered to be haunted.

10:58It's almost 12 am right now.

11:00It's been two hours since Jai and his team began the journey into the mines.

11:07So right now, we are trying to look at different locations in this spot

11:14to see what all is there.

11:18Because a lot of people have complained of a haunting,

11:21especially on this road.

11:24Because according to a lot of stories and people,

11:27the road we are walking on right now,

11:29there used to be graves here.

11:32So there was a furnace up there,

11:34and when there was a blast in the furnace,

11:36after the blast,

11:38some corpses,

11:40some labourers who were there,

11:42fell straight here.

11:45And since then,

11:47over the course of time,

11:49all the deaths that have taken place here,

11:51in all these deaths,

11:53this whole area,

11:55people say this whole area is like a big graveyard.

12:08What do you think that is?

12:10It's a mountain bird.

12:14At such locations,

12:16sometimes you hear sounds

12:18that you can't imagine.

12:20Because we don't know the sounds

12:22of a lot of animals.

12:24Horses, elephants, dogs, cats,

12:26we all hear them.

12:28But there are a lot of animals

12:30that we don't know about.

12:32So a lot of times,

12:34there are some unexplained sounds

12:36that play with your mind.

12:38Then you start relating those sounds

12:40to those stories

12:42that people have told you

12:44before coming here.

12:46And then you go into

12:48a different state of mind,

12:50and then a lot of problems happen.

12:58You were very nervous when you were coming here.

13:00I am heavily disappointed to be honest.

13:02I am heavily disappointed to be honest.

13:04Because I was planning

13:06to come here for a long time.

13:08And I was thinking that

13:10I don't know what will happen

13:12to me this time.

13:14Will it all happen again?

13:16I had 50 different things

13:18in my mind.

13:20I was a little scared,

13:22a little excited.

13:24I was not fit for this,

13:26but still I decided to do it.

13:28Because I was really excited about this.

13:30Ghosts.

13:32No signs of being haunted.

13:34And no signs of paranormal activities.

13:42Jayalani's quest to solve the mysteries of Lambidihar

13:44and relive his own past experiences

13:46ended with no significant results.

13:48He was both relieved

13:50and disappointed for not being able to find

13:52anything that could corroborate

13:54stories of the locals.

14:00I get a lot of calls

14:02from people

14:04who give me a call

14:06and they say that

14:08someone of their own has passed away

14:10and they want me to talk to him.

14:12And I say no,

14:14I can't.

14:16Then the person doubts on me

14:18of being a paranormal investigator.

14:20There is a huge difference

14:22between ghost stories and reality

14:24compared to a person's mind and eyes.

14:26The mind can imagine stories

14:28but the eyes can't.

14:30The biggest problem is that people

14:32believe all the information on the internet to be true.

14:34And the way in India

14:36you have seen a surge

14:38in horror content on the internet.

14:40There are 50 YouTube vloggers

14:42who are doing horror vlogging

14:44in different locations.

14:46Today we are enjoying this.

14:48We are enjoying this particular content

14:50on our mobile and other

14:52internet-based devices

14:54in our own room, maybe in our own space.

14:56But after 20 years,

14:58after 10 years,

15:00the impact it will have on society

15:02will be exactly the same as

15:04the impact of superstition 100 years ago on us today.

15:26Thanks for watching.

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