Mehdipatnam Ladies Hostel
Mehdipatnam Ladies Hostel
Setting: Mehdipatnam working women hostel (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Mehdipatnam Ladies Hostel. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Mehdipatnam Ladies Hostel
December 30, 2023 morning. Mehdipatnam police station, complaint number 487 of 2023. Filed by oka warden, Vanamala Working Women's Residency. Subject: "Resident missing, Room 7, second floor, Tejaswini K., aged 22, originally from Mancherial. Last seen December 28 evening 9:15 PM in dining hall. Belongings intact, phone in room, wallet in room. No CCTV footage available — second floor camera offline since November 2023, replacement pending."
Naaku ee complaint copy maa friend Veerendra dwara dorikindi — atanu Telangana Today lo crime beat reporter, aayana Mehdipatnam police station beat covers. Veerendra naaku aa case file references ichaaru January 1 second week lo. Naaku aa context tho ee story raasaanu — names changed, hostel address fictional, kaani case shape real ga research base. Tejaswini peru naaku Veerendra cheppaaru change cheyyamani, real victim privacy kosam. Plot dramatized.
Investigation team aa case ki six days lo close cheppindi. Reason — Tejaswini December 30 ki Mancherial home lo dorikindi. Aame parents call chesaaru police ki, aame return ayinattu. Aame condition heavy ga, aame matlade lekapoyindi, aame medical team ki transferred. Case file "voluntary absconding, mental health concern" ga categorized aindi.
Veerendra ki aa explanation tho satisfaction ledhu. Aayana hostel ki velli warden tho talk chesaaru, oka resident Niveditha tho talk chesaaru (aame Tejaswini friend), aayana ki real story slow ga assemble aindi. Aame story naaku aayana share chesaaru. Naaku ee version ga raasaa.
Aa hostel — Vanamala Working Women's Residency — Mehdipatnam main road nunchi 200 meters lopaliki, oka residential lane lo. Three floors, twenty-eight rooms, two-share rooms. Working women plus students mixed. Rent eight thousand five hundred per month, food included. Warden Saraswathi-akka, age 52, ten years aa hostel run chesthondi.
Tejaswini joined December 1, 2023. Aame Mancherial nunchi, aame Hyderabad lo oka private bank lo PO trainee position vacchindi, Mehdipatnam branch. Aame need urgent ga PG, aame father friend reference dwara Vanamala ki vacchindi.
Aame join ayina day, Saraswathi-akka aame ki rooms tour ichindi. Available rooms — Room 12 second floor, Room 18 third floor. Tejaswini ki Room 7 noticed ayindi second floor lo, door closed.
Tejaswini: "Akka, Room 7 vacant ga undha?"
Saraswathi: "Adi rent ki ledu beti. Memu storage ga use chesthaamu."
Tejaswini: "Akka, naaku second floor preference. Bank office ki bus stop close from second floor side. Storage ga undi ante, naaku ivvagaalara please?"
Saraswathi: Saraswathi pause ayindi. Aame eyes fast ga floor vaipu chusindi, tarwatha Tejaswini vaipu. "Beti, aa room rent ki ledu antunna. Memu rules undi."
Tejaswini ki budget tight ga, aame want chesindi second floor. Aame purse nunchi five hundred rupees teesindi.
Tejaswini: "Akka, naa request kosam. Aa room naaku ivvandi. Rent eight thousand five hundred ki ee five hundred extra prathi monthly. Mee ki personal."
Saraswathi note vaipu chusindi long ga. Aame Tejaswini face vaipu chusindi.
Saraswathi: "Beti, ee five hundred memu accept cheyali ledu. Aa room… mee ki teliyali rule. Aa room previously stayed manishi 2019 lo poyaaru. Aame poyina manishi history undi. Memu aa room rent ki ivvani decision teesukunaamu since then."
Tejaswini ki aa shock register kaaledhu fully.
Tejaswini: "Akka, naa ki adi okay. Naa ki aalanti beliefs strong ga ledu. Aa room facility room ledhu storage ga, naa ki gali undi, light undi. Naa preference clear ga. Five hundred extra accept cheyandi."
Saraswathi-akka aa note slowly accept chesindi. Aame register lo entry chesindi — Room 12 ki book chesindi formally, but actual occupation Room 7. Receipt original Room 12 ki, parallel cash entry akka personal note book lo. Adi saralata (integrity) break.
Tejaswini Room 7 lo move aindi.
Room 7 normal ga undi mostly. Single cot, oka old steel almirah, oka chinna study table, oka window south side ki opening. Aa window kindha gali Mehdipatnam main road sound carry aithondi continuously. Tejaswini ki aa background sound comfort.
December 1 nunchi 5 waraku, normal days. Bank training, evening return, dinner, sleep. Aame room nunchi photos teesindi, aame Mancherial parents ki WhatsApp lo pampindi. Vaaru happy ga aame settled.
December 6 raathri, Tejaswini ki oka new development. Aame room lo padukoni undagaa, midnight 1 AM ki, aame ki feel ayindi room lo manishi second one undi.
Aame eyes thiraichindi slow ga. Cot pakkana floor lo, oka woman silhouette. Sitting cross-legged. Saree veste undi, color dim ga, kaani cotton emo. Hair long, shoulders meeda paddi. Face naaku visible ledhu — head down ga, knees vaipu chusthondi.
Tejaswini ki body freeze ayindi. Aame breath hold chesindi.
Silhouette nadusthondi ledu. Aame voice ledu, presence silent ga, kaani cleanly visible ga, room lo streetlight reflection nunchi.
Tejaswini ki ten minutes la pass aindi. Aame anukundi — naaku dream emo, naa chinnappudu nightmares la — aame fast ga eyes close chesindi, aame breathing slow chesindi, aame mantra silent ga "Om Namah Shivaya" repeat chesindi. Mantra aa moment lo aame Mancherial home pooja gurthu.
Aame eyes thiraichinappudu — silhouette absent. Cot pakkana empty floor.
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Tejaswini morning ki padukunna kaani sleep deep ga raaledu. Aame breakfast ki vellindi, Saraswathi-akka mukham chusindi normal ga, aame em cheppaledu. Aame anukundi — first night anxiety emo, new room adjustment.
December 10. Same hour 1 AM. Same silhouette. Same position. Aa raathri Tejaswini ki ekkuva detail visible ayyayi. Saree color dark green, kaani edges pale ga, fabric old. Hair fully grey ga, kaani shoulder length only, not long la she initially thought. Body thin, posture hunched.
Tejaswini aa raathri silhouette vaipu whisper chesindi, soft ga.
Tejaswini: "Mee evaru?"
Silhouette respond cheyaledu. Aame head up cheyaledu. Tejaswini ki face visibility ledu inka.
Tejaswini ki next day mind heavy ga undi. Aame Niveditha tho lunch lo talk chesindi, aame ki cheppindi. Niveditha hostel lo three years ga, aame ki aa room history teliyali. Aame quiet aindi.
Niveditha: "Tejaswini, aa room… 2019 lo oka resident undedhi, peru Saritha. Aame age 38, separated woman, aame husband nunchi run away ayindi Karimnagar nunchi, aame bank PO ga ee Mehdipatnam branch lo work chesedhi. Mee position same. Aame aa room lo undedhi. Aame oka night room lo poyaaru, suicide ga. Akka aa room close chesindi tarwatha. Memu aalanti story unna telisina ammayilu, kaani memu cheppadu freshers ki, aame freshers ki Akka brief chestharu privately. Mee Akka brief chesinda?"
Tejaswini: "Akka cheppindhi mathram, aame poyina history ani. Specific manishi peru cheppaledu."
Niveditha: "Mee aa room enduku patti?"
Tejaswini: Tejaswini bribery gurinchi cheppaledu. Aame, "Niveditha, naaku second floor convenience, aa room available. Naaku okay."
Niveditha: "Tejaswini, aame Saritha bag aa room lo full undedhi police investigation tarwatha. Aame ki husband nunchi divorce papers, aame ki affidavits, aame ki lawyer documents , anni. Police records tarwatha aame parents return chesaaru, kaani oka small box akka daggara left ayindi , aame personal photos. Akka aa box aa room storage lo padindhi emo storage cleared chesinappudu. Mee chudandi room thoroughly."
Tejaswini room ki return ayindi, aame search chesindi. Almirah top shelf nunchi oka small cardboard box dorikindi. Inside — old photos, oka diary, oka folded saree (dark green color, similar to silhouette). Tejaswini ki body cold sweat aindi.
Photos lo Saritha — woman age 38, thin, hair shoulder length grey-streaked, face tired. Oka photo lo aame oka man pakkana niluchuni undi (husband emo), oka photo lo aame office lo (PO desk emo), oka photo lo aame oka small girl tho (daughter emo, age 6).
Tejaswini diary thiraichindi. Last entry March 2019 — "Naa daughter Suma ki naaku visitation rights ledu. Court order final ga. Naa husband wins. Naaku next session wait. Naa ki mind heavy ga." Tarwatha entries ledu.
Aame box back lo place chesindi.
December 14. 1 AM. Silhouette appeared third time. Aa raathri Tejaswini courage tho lechi cot meeda kurchundi. Aame silhouette face vaipu cheppindi, soft ga.
Tejaswini: "Saritha-akka, naaku mee story telusu. Mee daughter Suma ki contact cheyali ani mee mind lo undi emo. Naaku mee ki help cheyaalani. Mee daughter ippudu age teliyali , 11 years now, 2019 ki 6 years. Mee parents Karimnagar lo undedhi naaku Niveditha cheppindi. Naaku contact try cheyali."
Silhouette head slowly up ayindi.
Tejaswini ki face mukham first time visible ayindi. Saritha — exact ga photos lo undi face, kaani eyes hollow ga, skin pale ga. Aame mukham normal woman, kaani pain heavy ga registered.
[SARITHA - VOICE LOW] "Beti, naaku Suma face chudaali ani. Aame nakanu chuda lekapoyindhi divorce final tarwatha. Naaku 2019 lo aame visit ki lawyer pampaadu husband side, cancellation. Naaku final ga aame ni hold cheyaledu. Naaku aa weight tho aa night manage cheyali ledu. Naaku regret undi adi naa daughter ki emi explain karaaledu, naaku aame future lo manishi ga undali, aa decision wrong aindi."
Tejaswini silent ga listen chesindi. Aame body shaking, kaani aame focused.
Tejaswini: "Akka, naaku teliyadu Suma exact ga ekkadundi, kaani naaku mee parents Karimnagar lo dorukutaaru emo. Naaku try cheyali. Mee ki naaku oka reply ivvali , mee Suma ki message ento cheppali?"
Saritha eyes lo tear vacchindi, kaani aame face calm ga.
Saritha: "Beti, aame ki cheppu , amma mee ni epatiki manishi ga thinking chesthondi. Amma mee divorce mistake kaadu, amma life lo accident. Amma mee future ki obstacle kaadu. Mee ki happy ga undali, married happy family lo. Amma aame poyina decision wrong, kaani aame love eppudu wrong kaadu."
Tejaswini ki eyes lo tears. Aame nodded.
Saritha silhouette slow ga dissolve ayindi. Room normal ga. Streetlight reflection only.
Tejaswini sleep ledu aa raathri. Aame phone teesi aame parents ki message — "Amma, naaku weekend ki home ki vasthaa. Important."
December 16 weekend, Tejaswini Mancherial home ki vellindi. Aame parents tho full story share chesindi. Aame mother first skeptical, kaani aame father — aayana retired police constable — aayana believe chesaaru, aayana help offered chesaaru.
Father friend Karimnagar police lo, aayana Saritha parents address trace chesaaru. Aame mother Lakshmi-amma, aame father Ramachandra-gaaru, ippatiki Karimnagar lo undutaaru, age 70s. Suma — Saritha daughter — ippudu 11 years, aame father custody lo Hyderabad lo, but aame grandparents tho regular contact lo, monthly visits.
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Tejaswini December 23 ki Karimnagar ki vellindi, parents tho. Saritha parents intiki visited. Lakshmi-amma ki Tejaswini cheppaledhu silhouette story directly — aame just cheppindi, "Amma, naaku Saritha-akka room lo stay ayyaa Mehdipatnam lo. Aame ki naaku connection feel ayindi. Naaku Suma ki message — mee daughter loved her amma forever, divorce was a circumstance, not a verdict on love."
Lakshmi-amma cried. Ramachandra-gaaru holding aame hand.
Suma weekend ki Karimnagar ki vacchindi grandparents intiki — aame father permission ichaaru. Tejaswini aame ki message convey chesindi, simple ga, age-appropriate ga, "Suma, mee amma mee ni love chesindi forever. Aame mind lo mee picture eppudu undi."
Suma silent ga listen chesindi, age 11 ki understanding limited, kaani aame nodded. Aame grandmother hug.
Tejaswini Hyderabad ki return ayindi December 27 ki.
December 28, evening. Tejaswini ki Saritha message convey aindi feeling. Aame Room 7 lo evening ga koorchunna, aame ki feel ayindi — silhouette approval. Kaani aame ki realization kuda — aame aa room lo continue undadu fair kaadu Saritha kosam. Aame Saraswathi-akka ki cheppadaaniki vellindi — Room 12 ki shift, original assignment ki revert.
Tejaswini: "Akka, naaku Room 12 ki shift cheyali. Five hundred extra mee return cheyali ledu. Naaku Room 7 lo continue cheyyaali ledu."
Saraswathi-akka silent ga listen chesindi. Aame face lo guilt expression — aame bribe accept chesinappudu rule break. Aame nodded.
Saraswathi: "Beti, naaku permission. Mee ki shift fast cheyali ledhu, naa team help chesthundi. Mee belongings move cheyali rendu hours lo."
Tejaswini Room 7 belongings pack chesindi. Aame Saritha personal box almirah lo back pettindi, intact ga. Aame Saraswathi-akka ki suggest chesindi — "Akka, ee box mee ki maintain cheyali. Saritha personal items. Aame parents intlo Karimnagar lo, mee ki naaku address ivvavachu, naaku vellinappudu return cheyaali."
Saraswathi nodded. Aame box accept chesindi.
December 28 raathri Tejaswini Room 12 lo move ayindi.
Aa raathri 9:15 PM, dining hall lo dinner finished, Tejaswini room ki vellindi. Aame ki feel ayindi sudden ga, mind clouded ga. Aame phone room lo, wallet room lo, kaani aame purse hostel gate vaipu walk chesindi unconsciously.
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Saraswathi-akka aame ni gate dheggara stop chesindi. "Beti, where vellutonnaru raathri lo?"
Tejaswini eyes hollow ga, voice low. "Akka, naaku Karimnagar ki vellaali. Lakshmi-amma intiki. Naa Saritha aame ki vasthondi naaku."
Saraswathi ki shock. Aame Tejaswini ni gate inside wapasu pull chesindi. Aame Tejaswini parents ki call chesindi Mancherial. Aame parents 6 hours lo train pattukoni Hyderabad ki vacchaaru. Aame Tejaswini ni December 30 morning Mancherial ki teesukoni vellaaru. Aame medical attention pondindi, aame mind slow ga clear ayindi.
Veerendra reporter Mehdipatnam police station nunchi aa case file thiraichaadu — "voluntary absconding" classification ki. Aame interview chesaadu Saraswathi-akka ni, Niveditha ni. Saraswathi full story confess chesindi — Room 7 bribe acceptance, rule break, Saritha case backstory, Tejaswini full chronology.
Hostel rules permanent ga changed. Room 7 ki small acknowledgment — aame manishi peru small plaque ga corridor wall meeda — "In memory of Saritha K., 1981-2019, resident of this hostel." Saraswathi-akka aa plaque install chesindi January 2024 mid lo. Five hundred extra rule eliminated formally — receipts only official ga, no parallel cash, no private notes.
Tejaswini Mancherial lo three months recovery teesukundi. Aame Mehdipatnam bank PO position resumed April 2024 lo, kaani aame stayed different hostel — Saroornagar lo oka new place. Aame Vanamala ki visit chesindi April lo once — Saraswathi-akka tho meet, Saritha plaque chusindi, Lakshmi-amma ki Karimnagar nunchi vasthaa weekend tho.
Aame ippudu Mehdipatnam branch lo full PO role, age 22 nunchi 23 ayindi. Aame parents tho regular contact, Suma ki festival times ki gifts pampisthondi Karimnagar dwara.
Veerendra ee story telugu vaartha lo publish cheyaledu — privacy concerns, family agreement. Aayana naaku reference ichaaru fictional adaptation kosam. Aame Saritha story manishi ga acknowledge ayindi, aame daughter ki message reach ayindi, aame burden release ayindi.
Tejaswini ki aame oka closure — "Sai, naa five hundred bribe oka mistake — naaku rule short-cut chesina kaani aame manishi history ki naaku exposed ayyaa. Naaku oka lesson, integrity oka thing — money lo bend kaadu, kaani aame story carry chesina manishi ki space ivvadam, kuda integrity."
Author's note
Mehdipatnam old colony 1990s nunchi working women's hostels common ga, prathi old building oka small PG ga convert ayindi. Naaku 2019 lo oka Telangana Today report gurthu — Mehdipatnam side oka separated woman bank PO suicide aa year early lo. Aa case naaku source emo ee story ki, kaani specific identification naaku confirmation ledu — Veerendra cross-reference chesaaru, real case slightly different details. Fictional dramatization ga ee story. Karimnagar lo similar separated-women family struggles 2010-2020 decade lo chala common, divorce stigma working class lo heavy. Naaku maa amma nunchi aalanti story — aame teacher friend, aame divorce post manage cheyaledu mind lo, aame counseling tho slow ga recover. Integrity oka concept abstract kaadu, aame manishi humanity ki space ivvadam kuda integrity. Aame manishi ki post-mortem ga carry chesina pain release cheyali, family acknowledgment dwara. Mee aalanti experience PG, hostel history lo? Comments lo cheppandi.
— 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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