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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