Although there are many such places in Delhi, which people call haunted, the first place people take the name of is Agrasen Ki Baoli.
But today we are going to tell you about a place about which you might hardly know. Maybe you have been there some time or the other, but you may not know the story behind it. In today's article, we will tell you about that haunted place.
Where is this place?
The name of the fort we are talking about is Firoz Shah Kotla Fort. It was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq in 1354.
If you want to go here, then let us tell you that it is located right next to Kotla Cricket Stadium. Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a Turkish ruler who ruled the city from 1351 to 1384.
He succeeded his uncle Muhammad bin Tughlaq. During his 37-year rule, he built many palaces. One of them is Firoz Shah Kotla. People now consider this place as a place where their wishes will be fulfilled.
Every Thursday people come here with candles and incense sticks, along with a letter in which they have written their wishes. They believe that there is a genie here who will fulfil their wishes.
What is the history of this place?
The rumour of a jinn living at this place started around 1977. It was at that time that a saint Laddu Shah started living there. He chose only Thursday to stay there.
After staying there, he used to say among the people that there is a genie in this fort, who comes on Thursdays.
Here some people also bring milk and food as Prasad. Some people come here, who, showing intelligence, make photocopies of their letters and keep them at different places so that the Jinn does not forget to read their letters. People say that the wishes they wrote to the genie was in the letter get fulfilled.
Is Firoz Shah Kotla haunted?
Haunted does not always mean ghosts, people believe that jinns live here and they do not want any outsider to trouble them after dark. Local people say that visiting this place after dark can anger the jinns and the consequences can be dangerous. That's why people don't go here.
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