Murgi Chowk Mutton Dukaan
Murgi Chowk Mutton Shop
Setting: Murgi Chowk, Old City (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Murgi Chowk Mutton Shop. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Murgi Chowk Mutton Shop
WhatsApp forward, received in "Old City Traders Group" on March 30, 2024 morning 8:12 AM. Forwarded by Mr. Shaik Kareem, member since 2019. Original sender unknown (standard WhatsApp "You won't believe..." trail).
Assalam alaykum bhaiyon. Ek strange baat hai humari gali mein. Mera cousin Yousuf bhai ne pichle hafte Murgi Chowk mein naya mutton shop kharida — purana owner Ismail-chacha December mein guzar gaye, unki family ne shop bech diya Yousuf ko, Rs 8 lakh deal. Yousuf bhai ne shop utha liya 20 January 2024 se. Sab theek chal raha tha, customers regular. Lekin ek baat — purana weighing scale, steel 25 kg capacity wali, Ismail-chacha ki 1988 se use mein thi — yeh scale extra weight dikhati hai, sirf specific customer ke saamne. Matlab jab koi akeli aurat customer shop mein aati hai (koi husband ya brother ke saath nahi), tab scale 500 gram extra dikhati hai har weigh pe. Yousuf bhai ne test kiya — same 1 kg mutton piece weigh kiya, akele customer mein scale 1.5 kg dikhati hai. Par koi aadmi customer aaye, sahi 1 kg dikhati hai. Ladies with family ke saath aayen, sahi dikhati hai. Sirf akeli aurat — extra 500 gram. Yousuf bhai ne do haftey test kiya. Consistent pattern. Scale mein koi electronic fault nahi, yeh mechanical balance-scale hai pure, koi tampering nahi. Yousuf bhai ne naye digital scale laayi — same pattern, akeli aurat 500 gram extra, aur baaki sab sahi. Matlab scale ka issue nahi — shop ka issue hai. Yousuf bhai ne Ismail-chacha ke bete Naveed ko contact kiya. Naveed 40 saal ka, Dubai mein kaam karta hai, January funeral ke baad wapas chala gaya. Naveed ne phone pe bas itna kaha — "Bhai, abbu ka ek secret tha jo hum sab bhul gaye the. Aap shop ka ek room peeche hai, woh locked hai. Uski chabi ek purani tin box mein hogi counter ke niche. Usko kholne se pehle mujhe phone karna. Abhi Dubai hoon, agle hafte Hyderabad aaonga." Yousuf bhai ne chabi dhoondi, tin box mila, chabi mili. Woh intezar kar raha hai Naveed ka. Tab tak scale ka pattern jari hai. Ab tak 47 akeli aurat customers ko 500 gram extra mutton mila pichle do mahiney mein. Yousuf bhai ko loss ho raha hai financially — Rs 45,000 approximate, but woh aa customer ko charge nahi karta extra, karuna ki wajah se. Yeh forward karo sab ko, jisko pata ho, madad karo. Jai Hind.
Aa WhatsApp forward March 30 ki spread ayindi Old City traders WhatsApp groups lo. Oka forward receiver Mr. Parvez Alam (journalist, Hindustan Times Hyderabad bureau, 34 years, Old City heritage reporter) ayanaki curious ayipoindi. Yousuf bhai peru full form "Yousuf Mohiuddin", Murgi Chowk shop number 47. Parvez follow-up chesadu, interview appointment fix chesaadu April 2 Tuesday evening 6 PM ki.
Parvez kannulu tho aa shop ni April 2 nunchi report ku unda — ayana oka long-form article compile cheyyalani plan. Ayana permission ki Yousuf bhai tho + Naveed bhai tho (Dubai nunchi aa time ki already Hyderabad ki return ayi undaru) written consent teesukunnadu real details ni anonymize cheyadam ki. Nenu Parvez article ni Hindustan Times April 28, 2024 issue lo chadivanu ("A Weighing Scale that Remembers: Old City's Murgi Chowk Mystery"). Ee fictional filter lo, Parvez permission tho, main content narrate chestunnanu.
April 2 evening, Murgi Chowk, Shop #47. Parvez interview.
Yousuf Mohiuddin, 32 years. Skin brown, beard neat trim, wearing white kurta apron stained mutton-red. Naveed Ismail, 40 years, Dubai based, back for 4 days specifically, wearing casual checked shirt. Both men sitting on small plastic stools inside the small shop, 10x12 feet, mutton pieces hanging from ceiling hooks, old counter wooden 60 years age.
Parvez: "Naveed-saheb, aap ke abbu Ismail-chacha ne yeh shop kab shuru ki thi?"
Naveed: "Abbu ne yeh shop 1963 mein shuru ki. Unka walid mera dada Rasheed-miya ne originally 1928 mein yeh Murgi Chowk mein ek shop kholi , lekin 1963 tak unhone yeh specific shop #47 buy nahi ki thi. Woh 1963 mein yahan aaye, kharidi, tab se 61 saal humari family ka hai. December 2023 mein abbu ka intiqal hua , woh 85 saal ke the. Main sabse bada beta, Dubai mein 20 saal se hoon, bhaiyon ne decide kiya shop bech dene ka. Yousuf-bhai ko 8 lakh mein de diya."
Yousuf: "Naveed-bhai, pehle main kuch bolna chahta hoon. Scale anomaly mujhe trouble kiya. Main aapko Dubai contact kiya. Aap wada kiya tha , pichla room. Abb kya bataoge?"
Naveed: "Yousuf-bhai, pichle saal abbu ke final months mein, unke dimag mein se kuch ganji baatein niklane lagi. Woh bolta tha — 'Naveed, main ek ghalati ki thi, 1978 mein. Main maafi kabhi nahi maang paya.' Main ne poocha — 'Abbu, kya ghalati?' Unhone saaf nahi kaha. Sirf itna kaha — 'Shop ke pichhe wala chhota store-room, usme main ek purani baat lock kar ke chhoda hua hai. Jab main chala jaonga, tum kholna. Tumhe samajh aayega.'
Funeral ke baad mujhe Dubai jaldi jaana tha, main kholne ka time nahi mila. Chabi chhod diya counter ke niche purani tin box mein. Isliye aap ko mana kiya tha — 'abhi mat kholna, mujhe bataye bina.' Aaj kholte hain."
Naveed store-room chabi tisaadu counter kinda nunchi. Rusty iron lock. Shop back lo — oka chinna door, 3 feet tall, narrow. Locked for 25 years estimated. Naveed chabi turn chesaadu. Clicked. Door creaked open.
Lopala chinna room, 6 feet x 6 feet. Dust heavy. Cobwebs. Smell — old wood, iron rust, something else dry. Single bulb hanging ceiling lo, ayite bulb unda off. Naveed phone flashlight on chesaadu.
Lopala — oka old wooden trunk, 3 feet long. Padlock on it. Chabi same ring lo undi. Naveed opened the trunk.
Trunk lopala — old clothes (folded), oka tin box chinnadi (documents), oka framed photograph (black and white, 1970s era young lady, name not written on back), oka small steel tray, oka ledger book (1978-1979 dates, handwritten mutton sales register).
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Naveed ledger tisaadu. Open chesaadu. 1978 mutton sales records, Ismail-miya handwriting. Entries daily — customer name, mutton quantity, price, paid/credit.
November 14, 1978 date lo — oka specific entry circled in red ink. Entry —
"Ms. Saleha Khatoon, 2 kg mutton, Rs 24, paid cash."
Beside the entry, margin lo handwritten note —
"Aaj maine Saleha se 2.5 kg diya, lekin 2 kg ka paise liye. Galati thi nahi, koi zaroori thaa. Uske shauhar ne maar daala use. Main akele ki aurat thi, vinaa parivaar. Main usko har hafte thodi zyada diya, chori kar ke biwi se. Use pata nahi chalta tha. Aaj uski akhri baar aayi thi. November 15 raat ko woh mar gayi. Uske ghar mein shauhar ne gala dabaya. Naushaba humshira ne batlaya mujhe. Main 28 saal ka tha, bahut gussa aaya, lekin police nahi bataya. Woh kehne waala tha — yeh ghar ka maamla, ladki ne waqe mein kuch galat kiya hoga. Main chup raha. 46 saal se chup hoon. Uske ghar ki taraf dekh bhi nahi sakta. Meri apni biwi ko kabhi nahi bataya. Yeh ledger main upar-wale ko jawaab dene ke liye rakh raha hoon."
Naveed silent ga ledger patti chusaadu. Aa 1978 entry Saleha Khatoon. Ayana domestic violence lo chanipoyadi. Ismail-miya tan 28 years age lo ayanaki extra mutton icchaadevaaru silent ga — akeli aurat ki compassion — kaani aame death ni witness chesadu evaru ki cheppaledu, investigation ki help cheyyaledu, silent carry chesaadu 46 years.
Aa store room lo framed photograph — Saleha Khatoon ki undvachu. Ismail-miya 1978 nunchi aa photograph ni daagi petti, aa memory ni silent ga trunk lo lock chesaadu. Tana scale aa memory carry chesindi — prathi lone woman customer ki 500 gram extra, silent atonement ga. Oka perpetual ga, silent restitution.
Yousuf bhai silent ga vini. Ayana aa trunk contents chusadu. Photograph nemmadiga trayanu thisaadu.
Yousuf: "Naveed-bhai, ab yeh shop mera hai, 2 mahiney se. Main yeh scale ke pattern ko confuse kar raha tha. Main socha scale mein bug hai. Lekin scale nahi, yeh shop khud reminder ki tarah hai. Abbu ka penance tha. Ab jo karna hai, hum milkar karenge."
Naveed: "Yousuf-bhai, main aap se maafi maangta hoon. Main ne yeh shop bech diya, abbu ke secret ko pehle clear kiye bina. Aap ko yeh bojh mujhe khud utana chahiye tha. Main aap ko yeh photograph aur ledger apne paas wapas lete hoon."
Yousuf silent ga nodded.
Naveed + Yousuf next day Saleha Khatoon ki family trace cheyyadam shuru chesaru. Parvez journalist resources tho 1978 Hyderabad police records, municipal death registers search chesaaru. Saleha Khatoon record dorikindi — "died 15 November 1978, Kalapathar area, cause of death listed as 'accidental asphyxiation', unverified." Aame family still alive, her younger sister Ms. Afzal Begum (ippudu 68 years, Kalapathar lo same area lo resides), elder brother Mr. Asif Ali (2005 lo passed away).
April 5 Friday ki Naveed + Yousuf + Parvez Afzal Begum ki meet chesaaru. Aame kallu open ga, silent ga ledger entry chadivindi. Tears nammadi ga padina.
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Afzal: "Maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki Ismail-bhai ne itna pachtaya tha. Humari Saleha bahan ko 1978 mein uska shauhar ne maar diya. Hum sab jaante the, lekin police ne ghar ka maamla bol ke file band kar di. Ismail-bhai humare mohalla mein hi ghar se 4 dukaanen door the. Main ko pata nahi tha unhone apne record mein yeh baat likhi hai. Meri behen ka naam koi nahi leta tha 46 saal se. Uski koi yaad nahi kisiko."
Naveed: "Afzal-bahen, hum abbu ki taraf se aap ko bahut bahut maafi maangte hain. Abbu ne silence kiya, lekin woh silence ne unhe tod diya andar se. Main aapke parivaar ke liye institutional kuch karne ki koshish karta hoon. Saleha-bahen ki yaad mein Murgi Chowk traders' welfare association mein ek memorial fund start karenge , woh domestic violence victims ke bachchon aur bahenonke liye grant diya karega. Mera contribution Rs 5 lakh, Yousuf-bhai ka contribution Rs 1 lakh. Aap ka agar koi specific jarurat hai , medical, family support , hum help karenge."
Afzal Begum silent ga nodded. Aame ki health problem undi — diabetes, minor kidney issues — aame treatment regular ga untunda. Naveed Rs 2 lakh separate ga aa chikitsaaga specifically cover chesadu.
Naveed Dubai back velladu April 10 ki. Yousuf bhai shop operate chestunnadu continue ga. Kaani — scale anomaly April 6 nunchi cease ayyindi. Akeli aurat customers ki scale normal ga read chestondi — 1 kg ante 1 kg. Silent atonement cycle complete ayindi. Ismail-miya soul ki peace.
Parvez Alam aa story ni Hindustan Times April 28 issue lo publish chesaadu, full-page feature, "A Weighing Scale that Remembers: Old City's Murgi Chowk Mystery." Parvez domestic violence awareness angle tho frame chesadu. 1970s era Hyderabad lo documented domestic violence cases (formal ga rare ayite) context lo spread chesaadu. Article Telangana Press Club lo 2024 June ki "Best Investigative Heritage Reporting" award ki shortlist ayindi.
Author's note
Murgi Chowk Old City Hyderabad lo Lad Bazaar adjacent, Charminar nunchi 300 meters dooram. Literal peru "Murgi" ante chicken Urdu-Hindi lo, historically chicken-mutton sellers aa chowk lo concentrate ayyaayi 17th century Qutb Shahi era nunchi. Pacca 350+ years old trade centre. Shop #47 ekkadi actual address kaadu (fictional), kaani pattern architectural Murgi Chowk typical shops 10x12 feet narrow, back-room storage, 1950s-70s construction wave. 1978 lo domestic violence cases ki formal legal protections weak ga undevaayi — Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 waraku specific central law ledu, "ghar ka maamla" police dismissals common. Ismail-miya laanti silent-witness trauma ki generations carry cheyadam social psychology lo documented pattern. 2024 lo Telangana state lo women's safety awareness programs active ga. Pavitrata — cleanliness of conscience — ante outer kaadu, inner purity kuda. Silent witness ki intha weight undi annade heritage buildings memory-fabric lo imprint avtondi. Nenu maa Sanjana tho 2023 lo Charminar visit chesinapudu aa Murgi Chowk ni silent ga cross chesanu — meat shops ki inka pacca traditional character undi, inka Old City bilingual haggling Urdu-Telugu. Mee family lo ilaanti silent-carry memories heritage shops, heritage businesses lo untayaa? Comments lo share cheyyandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
© 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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