10 Most Haunted Roads In India – Highways to Hell

1. 2-lane East Coast Road

Although a driver’s delight, the ECR running from Chennai to Pondicherry has a particular stretch which is rumoured to be haunted by ghostly apparitions, generally a lady in a white saree, which has caused many riders and drivers to lose focus and crash. According to local folks the girl died in an accident here before a long time. To avenge her death, she scares drivers in the night.

2. Delhi Cantonment Road

The figure of a ghostly woman in a white saree haunting the Delhi Cantonment Road is a known fear among those who have and have not encountered this apparition while passing through this stretch.

3. Ranchi-Jamshedpur NH-33

The only highway in the country where the number of fatal accidents outnumber the number of non-fatal ones – people are actually so scared of venturing out on this highway that temples have been established on both ends of it for travellers to pray at before venturing out. The quintessential tall white lady is said to be haunting this highway.

4. Marve & Madh Island Road

This 9km long stretch of road, lying between V. Road and Marve beach, is said to be haunted by the spirit of a sobbing lady dressed in bridal wear, along with terrifying sounds like her screams and the noise of her anklets.

5. Mumbai-Nashik Highway – Kasara Ghat

The stretch of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway passing through a place called Kasara Ghat is said to be haunted by several paranormal entities, like an old headless lady, sitting on the trees. The creepy bushes and trees looming up on either sides of the road make it look worse still. The most. 

6. Mumbai-Goa Highway – Kashedi Ghat

Another similar stretch of paranormal activity, the Mumbai-Goa Highway near Kashedi Ghat, which has been the spot for a number of major accidents like trucks toppling over, bus overturning, and a number of people dying. Rumour has it that a mysterious person appears in front of vehicles driving down this road at night, and signals for them to stop the car. On being ignored, the vehicles get into ineplicable accidents.

7. NH-209 – Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Corridor

This stretch of the National Highway passes through the forest reserve which used to be the home of legendary Indian bandit – Koose Muniswamy Veerapan. The ghost sightings, loud screams and ghostly lights experienced along this road are said to be Veerapan himseld haunting this stretch.

8. Blue Cross Road

This lane in Chennai has caused an excessive number of inexplicable suicides here, and is said to be haunted by the spirits of those who died here. In the dark, people have often witnessed a white humanoid creature walking along this road.

9. Besant Avenue Road

Although a busy stretch when the sun is up, this road in Chennai turns spookier with every passing hour after sunset. Passers-by have even reported being slapped and overthrown by an unseen force after dark on this road.

10. Delhi Jaipur Highway

The site of India’s most haunted place, the Bhangarh fort, the Delhi Jaipur Highway has also seen its share of haunted incidents along the entire stretch. Drivers have experienced unexplained sights and sounds in this highway, especially the closer one gets to the dreaded fort.