Swipe Card Galati
The Swipe Card Glitch
Setting: Mindspace tower (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: The Swipe Card Glitch. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
The Swipe Card Glitch
Naaku ee story ki documents start point. Naa friend Karthik Kshetra IT lo HR analytics manager ga, aame Madhapur Mindspace tower 6 lo office. Aame ki 2023 October lo internal investigation report file aame inbox lo vacchindhi — building access audit report, badge system anomaly. Aame naaku November ki aa report excerpts share chesaadu, identifying details redacted ga. Naaku aa report tho ee story rasaaru. Plot dramatic ga, kaani aa anomaly core nijam ga aame company lo. Names fictional, building peru fictional.
Aa report excerpt ee post lo first ga, tarvatha story unfold.
INTERNAL MEMO — KSHETRA IT, BUILDING SECURITY DIVISION
TO: Senior HR Lead, Compliance Officer
FROM: Building Operations Manager
DATE: October 18, 2023
RE: RFID Access Anomaly — Tower 6, 17th Floor
Per building security audit triggered by employee complaint #2023-09-145, the following anomaly has been logged and verified:
Subject Badge ID: 9847-K (issued to former employee P. Bhargav, 2018-2020)
Status: Deactivated 2020-04-12 (reason: employee deceased, road accident, off-site)
Last legitimate swipe: 2020-04-10, 18:47 IST, Floor 17 east entry
Anomaly: Badge ID 9847-K registered "IN" swipe at Floor 17 east turnstile every Friday at 23:59 IST, beginning 2020-12-04, continuing weekly through report date (2023-10-18).
Total recorded "IN" swipes since deactivation: 152 (over 152 consecutive Fridays)
"OUT" swipe records: 0
Physical badge retrieval status: Badge surrendered by family during exit clearance, 2020-04-25. Currently held in security archive locker B-4. Last physical inspection: 2023-10-15, badge present, surface intact.
Backend authorization status: Database queried 2023-10-15. Badge ID 9847-K marked DISABLED in master access table. No re-activation event logged in audit trail.
Camera review: Floor 17 east turnstile camera coverage active 24/7. Friday 23:59 IST footage reviewed for 12 consecutive Fridays (2023-July through 2023-October). Footage shows turnstile activation event (LED green flash, mechanical bar release) at exactly 23:59:00 each Friday. NO PERSON visible in frame at activation moment. Frame before and after activation: empty corridor.
Recommendation: Forensic IT audit + HR review of original employee case file. Compliance escalation pending.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Coworking Caller ID
— Karuna Naidu, Building Operations Manager
Naaku ee report excerpt Karthik nunchi vacchindhi 2023 November 12 ki. Aame phone lo cheppaadu, "Sai, ee anomaly mana company lo. Investigation lead naaku assign ayindhi. Naaku Bhargav family contact establish cheyaali, ee case sensitive ga. Naaku mee perspective kavali, ee story public ga share cheyali ani decision corporate ga ledhu, kaani naaku personal closure ga."
Naaku Karthik tho November 18 lo coffee meet. Aame full background share chesaaru.
Bhargav — Pratap Bhargav, full peru — Kshetra IT lo 2018 lo joined, age 26 aa kshanam lo. Aame role infrastructure engineer, datacenter team. Aame Hyderabad Suchitra Junction lo flat lo, parents tho. Aame engineering BTech 2014 lo, four years prior experience oka Bangalore tech firm lo. Kshetra ki Hyderabad shift family ki close ga undadame motivation.
Aame ki 2020 April 10 Friday raathri — last swipe day — office lo standard 6:47 PM ki bayata ki. Aame regular ga Friday raathri family tho dinner. Aa raathri 9:30 PM ki aame Suchitra Junction lo aame bike (Royal Enfield) lo intiki return chesthunnappudu, oka truck collision ki impact. Aame aa accident lo on-spot poyaadu. Family ki news midnight ki vacchindhi. Funeral Saturday April 11 lo. HR offboarding April 12 lo formal ga, badge family nunchi April 25 ki retrieved.
Karthik aa case file review chesaaru. Aame ki oka detail caught — Bhargav Friday raathri 11:59 PM 'IN' swipe pattern start ayyindhi 2020 December 4 nunchi. Aame death ki 8 months tarvatha. Why December 4 specific?
Karthik aame original team ki interview chesaaru — Bhargav close colleagues 2018-2020 era. Andharu memory share chesaaru.
[BHARGAV COLLEAGUE - SUDHEER] "Sir, Bhargav ki December 4, 2020 specific date undi. Aa date aame father Subbarao garu wedding anniversary, aame parents 35 years married. Bhargav prathi year aa date Friday raathri ki home pelli special ga celebrate cheyali ani. 2020 December 4 Friday roju — aa year aame death tarvatha first anniversary aa Friday roju. Bhargav ki ee detail naa ki aame 2019 December 4 Friday roju aame plan share chesaadu — 'Sudheer, naaku Friday raathri 11 PM ki maa parents anniversary cake cut cheyaali, naaku aa night office lo late late shift undi, naaku 11:30 ki bayata ki rush cheyaali, swipe out 11:59 ki maximum, intiki midnight 12:30 ki cherukoni cake cut cheyaali.' 2019 lo aa plan execute chesaadu, photos tho. 2020 ki repeat plan undi emo, kaani aa April lo aame poyaadu."
Karthik ki aa context heavy ga. Aame ki Bhargav post-death persistence — aame parents anniversary Friday raathri 11:59 PM swipe action — aa moment aame mind lo deep ga embedded ga, aame death ki mundu mental rehearsal lo. Aa rehearsal post-death loop ga continued.
Karthik aame senior HR lead Bhanu Latha tho coordinated (same Bhanu Latha as post 51, multi-office HR consultant). Bhanu Latha aame opinion ichindhi — "Karthik, aa pattern ki release ela ivvali — Bhargav family tho direct contact, aame parents anniversary celebration aame post-death, aame mind ki acknowledgment. Aame ki swipe action aame father ki cake cut cheyaali ani intent. Aa intent direct ga deliver chesthe pattern release ayyocchu."
November 22 Wednesday raathri Karthik aame manager approval tho Bhargav parents Suchitra Junction flat ki velliaadu. Bhanu Latha kuda. Bhargav parents — Subbarao garu age 67, Vijaya garu age 62. Aame son death 3 years 7 months mundu, kaani aa wound active ga. Aame intlo Bhargav photo wall midha, aame mother prathi roju aa photo mundu small lamp.
Karthik aa report version family ki appropriate ga gentle ga share chesaaru. Bhanu Latha kuda. Vijaya garu listen chesindhi, aame eyes lo tears, kaani aame face peaceful ga.
Vijaya: "Karthik babu, naa Bhargav ki naa anniversary roju special. Aame chinappati nunchi naaku promise , 'Amma, mee anniversary roju ki naaku always intiki vacchi cake cut cheyali tho.' 2020 ki aame plan undi, kaani aame poyaadu. Naaku ee 3 years lo December 4 prathi year painful ga, naaku Bhargav ki aame promise carry cheyali ani feel , kaani aame ledhu. Naaku ee swipe pattern news naaku heart lo soft. Naa son aame promise honor cheyaali ani try chesthunnaadu, kaani physical ga ledhu, aame intent inka active ga."
Subbarao: "Babu, naaku ee swipe Karthik garu, aame action ki release ivvali. Mana family ki ela cheyali?"
Karthik Bhanu Latha tho aame strategy share chesaaru.
[BHANU LATHA] "Subbarao garu, Vijaya garu, mana plan — December 4, 2023 Friday roju (2 weeks tarvatha) Bhargav memory ki oka structured family celebration. Aame anniversary cake, aame favorite biryani, aame photo tho dining table lo place. 11:59 PM ki — aame swipe time — aame photo ki direct address tho, 'Bhargav, naa son, mee ki memu cake cut chesaamu, mee ki memu acknowledge memu, mee promise complete chesaamu mee taraf nunchi, mee ki release.' Aa moment lo Karthik garu Mindspace tower 6 lo Floor 17 east turnstile lo physical ga koorchuni undali, aa swipe event ki witness ga. Aa twin acknowledgment — physical office lo turnstile, family lo dining table lo — aa loop close cheyaali."
Family agreed.
December 4, 2023 Friday raathri ki — Bhargav parents anniversary 38 years. Aame intlo dining table set up. Cake — chocolate, Bhargav favorite. Biryani — aame mother home-cooked. Aame photo center stage, oka small framed photo aame age 26, Kshetra ID badge tho aame post first day office.
Vijaya garu aame son ki aame anniversary cake cut chesaaru 11:59 PM ki. Subbarao garu silent ga oka prayer.
Memu — Karthik, Bhanu Latha, Karuna Naidu (building manager), naa, Sudheer (Bhargav colleague) — Floor 17 east turnstile dheggara assemble ayyaamu 11:55 PM ki. Lighting fluorescent ga, hallway empty ga, weekend mode. Building security camera live monitoring, footage record on.
11:59:00 PM. Turnstile LED green flash. Mechanical bar release. Standard 'IN' swipe sound — small beep.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Data Center Chill Room
Frame lo no person visible. Karthik phone lo timestamp 11:59:00 exact. Bhanu Latha aame face vaipu chesi soft ga, oka acknowledgment.
Karthik: "Bhargav, mee parents intlo mee promise complete chesaaru mee taraf nunchi. Mee anniversary cake mee mother cut chesindhi mee acknowledgment lo. Mee ki ee Friday loop release. Mee Kshetra IT colleagues mee memory honor chesthaaru. Mee badge mee dignity tho retire cheyandi."
Bhanu Latha aame phone lo Vijaya garu video call connect chesindhi — aame intlo cake table mundu. Karthik phone screen ki video call Vijaya face. Vijaya garu Floor 17 turnstile screen ki direct ga matlaadindi.
[VIJAYA - VIDEO CALL] "Naa son Bhargav, mee mother mee taraf nunchi anniversary cake cut chesaanu. Mee ki memu acknowledge memu, mee ki release isthaamu. Mee promise complete. Mee ki memu ki blessings."
Aa moment lo Floor 17 corridor lo lighting brief ga subtly warm ayindi (LED warmth shift, normal kaadu — like sunset glow oka second). Naaku body lo a soft warmth — like aame son thanks accepting ga. Karthik kuda ee feel notice chesaadu.
Vijaya garu video call disconnect.
11:59:30. Turnstile silent ga, no second event. Camera frame normal ga.
Memu Floor 17 nunchi descend chesaamu 12:15 AM ki. Karthik aame colleagues ki text chesaadu, "Anniversary celebration complete. Loop closed."
Subsequent Fridays — December 11, December 18, 2023, plus January-February 2024 — Floor 17 east turnstile zero anomaly events 11:59 PM ki. Karuna Naidu monthly audit lo verified ga. Pattern broken.
Karthik internal report supplementary ga submitted 2024 January. Aame compliance officer signed off, case closed. Bhargav badge B-4 archive nunchi formally retired ki — Bhanu Latha proposal ki HR ki approval — aame badge memorial display lo, Mindspace tower 6 ground floor lobby lo, "Honored Alumni" small plaque kindha. Plus aame parents ki annual anniversary roju Karthik personal phone call commit chesaadu, aame son memory carry chesthadu.
Vijaya garu Karthik ki February 2024 lo phone call chesindhi — aame ki Subbarao garu aame health declining ga, parkinson's diagnosis early stage. Aame ki son memory tho strength carry, plus Karthik annual call promise aame ki anchor ga. Aame Karthik ki aame Bhargav childhood photos shared, aame son Kshetra ki join ki mundu engineering college days, aame Suchitra Junction lo small engineering coaching center lo two years prep. Aame son aame parents ki proud ga, aame promise December 4 anniversary — aa promise aame childhood nunchi pattern. Aame age 8 ki nunchi prathi parents anniversary ki small gift aame mother ki — pencil drawings, paper cards, tarvatha cake from local bakery. Aa pattern lifelong ga, aame death lo interrupted, kaani family memory active ga.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Karthik naaku Vijaya garu phone call summary share chesaadu. Aame ki aame son full picture emerged ga — Bhargav ki aame parents ki devotion lifelong commitment, aame final Friday plan aame childhood pattern continuation. Aame post-death loop aame childhood fidelity ki extension — aame promise pure ga 30+ years carry, aame death aa stream ki interruption, kaani aame mother son ki proxy completion delivered.
Karthik 2024 March lo Mindspace tower 6 ground floor lobby lo Bhargav badge memorial display unveiling ki small ceremony attended. Subbarao garu tho Vijaya garu, plus Sudheer plus 8 colleagues. Aame badge B-4 archive nunchi physical ga retrieved, aame plastic still intact, aame photo ID side family photo ga embedded. Aame badge glass case lo display, lobby east wall lo. Plaque text — "Pratap Bhargav, Infrastructure Engineer, 2018-2020. Honored colleague, devoted son." Subbarao garu silent ga aame son badge dheggara hand pettaadu, aame eyes lo tears. Aame parkinson hands trembling ga, kaani aame face peace ga.
Sudheer aame speech lo aame mentor memory share chesaadu — "Bhargav-anna naaku 2018 lo onboarding mentor ga, naa first three months ki aame patient ga. Aame final Friday plan 2019 December 4 ki naaku share chesaadu, aame parents ki cake cut ki rush. Naaku aame priorities lifelong gurthu. Aame badge ee lobby lo permanent ga, kaani aame mentor presence naa team lo prathi onboarding lo carry." Karthik aa speech lo emotional ga, kaani aame composure intact. Vijaya garu aame face ki direct ga thanks ichindhi.
Naaku Karthik aa story share chesaaru consent tho. Aa report fictional ga ee post lo, kaani anomaly core real ga aame company lo. Bhargav peru, Subbarao Vijaya peru, Bhanu Latha peru — aame family privacy ki fictional ga keep chesaaru. Karuna Naidu, Sudheer, building peru — same protection.
Pavitrata — naa understanding lo Bhargav ki direct relevance ledhu, kaani aame mind lo aame promise to mother — aa promise ki sincere ga commitment. Aame death ki mundu aa promise carry chesaadu, aame death tarvatha aa promise persist ga. Aa commitment ki purity ga — fully clean, no compromise. Aa pure intent post-death loop manifest ayindhi.
Family aa intent acknowledge chesaaka aa loop release. Promise pure ga complete ga.
Naaku ee story raasinappudu naa own family commitments review chesthaa. Naa parents Karimnagar lo, naa wife tho monthly visits, kaani konni casual promises — "Naanna, naaku next month Manair Dam ki velli vasthaaru" lanti — aa konni promises naaku schedule lo postpone ayyaai. Naaku ee story tarvatha pending family promises log lo all live commitments active ga complete cheyaali ani decision. Naaku Karimnagar ki December second weekend ki velli vasthaa, naa parents ki one specific promised picnic complete cheyali.
Pure intent — aame test life lo aame promise execution. Death tarvatha aame test ekkuva costly ga.
Author's note
Mindspace Hyderabad lo real tech park, Madhapur lo prominent. Naaku 2009 nunchi 2014 ki Mindspace tower 4 lo work. Aame badge anomaly stories ee corridor lo whisper lo regular ga circulate aithayi — building managers off-record lo cheppthaaru. Naaku 2022 lo Hyderabad Tech Conference lo oka building security expert tho conversation, aame share chesaaru — "Sai garu, prathi 5-7 IT building lo oka similar swipe anomaly active ga. Mostly former employee badges, post-death loop. Industry lo silent ga handle. Family contact tho release patterns work chesthayi." Aa expert peru anonymity ki keep cheyali ani aame request, kaani aame data 50+ buildings nunchi gathered. Family promises ki priority — naaku ee story personal reminder. Karimnagar maa mother ki naaku 2025 February ki promise — aame anniversary tho oka chinna trip Yadagiri ki — aa promise calendar lo locked. Mee ki pending family promises — comments lo cheppandi. Plus mee company lo similar badge anomaly stories — anonymized ga share cheyandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
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