Puranapool Bridge 11 PM
Puranapool Bridge 11 PM
Setting: Puranapool bridge (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Puranapool Bridge 11 PM. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Puranapool Bridge 11 PM
Mastan: "Rey Saleem, aa Puranapool bridge route midni gatla velliki mana ki fare double ra. Kaani nenu velle paduvavaala cheyyanu."
Saleem: "Enduku Mastan-bhai? Nuvvu 15 years auto drive chesavu. Aa bridge route nuvvu 100 saarlu cover chesivuntavu."
Mastan: "Covered ra, kaani oka 3 weeks back oka thing jarigindi. Nenu 11:15 PM ki aa bridge cross chesthunnanu, alone auto lo, no passenger. Bridge middle ki vachhesthe , oka chinna boy kanipinchaadu. Maybe 7-8 years. School uniform. White shirt, grey shorts. Road side lo nilichi nilchuni, crying la undi. Nenu aapu chesi 'babu ekkadiki vellali?' ani adiga. Vaadu em answer cheyyaledu. Auto lo ekkaadu silent ga. Aa tarvatha cheppadu , 'Mastan-bhai, maa amma kosam. Yakutpura Police Station behind, lane 4, house 23.'"
Saleem: "So nuvvu ala tiskellav?"
Mastan: "Velladu. Aa address pacha ga findable, nenu 10 minutes lo cherukunnanu. Kaani aa house lo , door old lock, closed shutters, dust balanga undi. 15+ years lo open kaaledhu ani clear ga kanipinchindi. Nenu thirigi auto chusa , boy ledu, seat empty. Nenu aa night fever ga vachhina. Repu morning police station lo adiga , aa address 1985 lo oka family lo oka boy road accident lo chanipoyaadu ani cheppar. Family aa house vaddi padukundi 1986 lo. Police records lo verify ayyindi."
Saleem: "Allah..."
Mastan: "So Saleem, puranapool night ki cross cheyyadam naaku bandh. Passengers ki cheppi divert route use chestuunanu."
Mastan Pasha, 42 years, auto driver Hyderabad 15+ years ga. Puranapool area specialty. Aa roju April 8, 2024, Monday evening, Charminar adjacent auto stand lo chai break lo Saleem (co-driver, 28 years) ki story cheppadu. Nenu aa conversation February 2024 lo Mastan-bhai tho oka chance meeting lo hear chesanu — nenu oka Friday evening Charminar lo photo walk lo vachhinappudu, ayana auto tho nenu Hussain Sagar ki ride chesanu, story chepparu. Permission teesukuni ee fictional filter lo ela present chesthunnanu. Ee puranapool bridge incident pattern 10+ drivers independently report chesaaru 2023-2024 lo — Auto Union WhatsApp group lo documented.
Pattern exact — rathri 11 PM to 12:30 AM window. Bridge mid-section lo (Moosi river crossing). Oka small boy appears. Always same description — 7-8 years, white shirt, grey shorts (1980s school uniform style). Always asks to be taken to Yakutpura Police Station behind, Lane 4, House #23. Arrival ki vaadu vanishes from back seat.
Hyderabad Auto Union (unofficial drivers' network) members aa incident ni 11 cases document chesaru 2023 March to 2024 March — identical pattern. Address check chesadu oka kasvatta police oficer — Mr. Inayat Khan (constable, Yakutpura PS, 48 years), research nimitham. Ayana aa house history ni local municipal records nunchi reconstruct chesadu.
Inayat: "Address — Yakutpura PS back side, Lane 4, House #23. Municipal records check kiya, 1960 mein yeh ghar built hua. 1985 mein vahan par ek family rehte the — Mr. Muzaffar Ali (government employee, transport department), Mrs. Shamim Begum, aur 2 bachche — beti Rihana (11 years) aur beta Aijaz (7 years). August 1985 mein Aijaz road accident ho gaya — Puranapool bridge ke paas Moosi river bank road pe, shaam 6:30 PM, hit-and-run truck ne maara. Ghar jaate waqt. Woh khoon mein badly injured ghar tak crawling crawling pahuncha — bridge se Yakutpura ghar tak 1.5 km, zakhmi ghayal, raat 11:15 PM tak. Uski maa ne dekha use gate pe, use ghar mein ghasita, lekin uski saasein chhoot gayi kuch minutes baad. Ambulance 108 toh 1985 mein nahi tha, auto bhi mushkil. Woh raaste mein kisi auto waale se madad maangta tha — koi nahi ruka. Woh akele chalkar ghar pahuncha, lekin bach nahi saka.
Family ko 1986 mein Lucknow mein naukari transfer ho gaya Muzaffar-sahib ka, unhone ghar lock kiya aur chale gaye. Ghar 38 saal se wahi lock hai. Main ne family record check kiya — Muzaffar-sahib 2002 mein heart attack se Lucknow mein guzar gaye. Mrs. Shamim Begum aur Rihana ab bhi Lucknow mein rehte hain. Rihana 50 saal ki hai ab, shaadi hui, 2 bachche. Mrs. Shamim 78 saal ki, widow, akele Rihana ke saath."
Nenu aa vishayam nenu verify cheyyadaniki Inayat-sahib ki WhatsApp lo contact chesanu Mastan-bhai pampina direction tho. Inayat-sahib cooperative ayipoyaru. Ee full story April 2024 lo compile ayindi.
Ee story lo Mastan-bhai second incident critical ga undi. April 4, 2024 roju — aa ane Thursday night — Mastan-bhai tan decision break chesaadu. Oka specific passenger ki puranapool bridge route tippu thisukuni velli poyaru. Aa incident tarvatha Mastan-bhai silent ga maaryupayaru. Aa night chesina Saleem ki April 8 Monday ki cheppadu.
April 4 Thursday rathri 10:45 PM ki oka passenger Mastan-bhai auto ki Charminar auto stand lo flag chesaadu. Old man, 68 years around, thin frame, kurta pajama light color, cloth bag in hand. Ayana face ki pain visible, walking with slight limp.
[OLD MAN] "Beta, Puranapool bridge paar karke Yakutpura Police Station ke peechhe lane 4 ghar 23 le chalo. Zaroori kaam hai."
Mastan: Mastan-bhai froze. Exactly aa address. Same route.
Mastan: "Saab, yeh address? Aap kaun hain?"
[OLD MAN] "Main Muzaffar Ali hoon, beta. Lucknow se aaj subah aaya hoon. Mere bete ka ghar hai. Mera bachcha Aijaz 1985 mein wahan guzar gaya. Main usko milne aaya hoon. 39 saal baad."
Mastan-bhai ki body lo oka cold dread. Inayat-sahib records prakaaram Muzaffar Ali 2002 lo Lucknow lo chanipoyaaru. Ippudu 2024 lo. 22 years posthumous. Kaani Mastan-bhai ki direct ga aa records confirm undadu — ayana Inayat-sahib tho meet chesaaru 2024 June lo mainly, aa April lo kaadu.
Mastan-bhai ki arr tammu ayina — aa pasanger real kaadu. Kaani — aa night kind ga oka intuition vacchindi. "Yeh woh pitaji hai jo beta se maafi nahi maang paya. Is raat mujhe mauka mil raha hai — dono ko milaane ka." Oka karmic cycle ayana artham chesadu. Ayana decision — puranapool bridge route ki travel cheyyadam.
Mastan: "Bismillah. Saab, aap baithiye. Le chalta hoon."
Old man auto lo ekkaaru. Mastan-bhai started. 11:00 PM. Puranapool bridge direction lo velladam.
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Bridge mid-section ki — 11:15 PM. Mastan-bhai ki expectation undi — usual time slot.
Bridge middle lo oka figure kanipinchindi. Side lo nilbadi undi, boy-7 years, white shirt grey shorts, looking down at Moosi river. Water below dark brown, slow flowing, April dry season.
Mastan-bhai auto aapina slow ga. Back seat lo old man — ayana slow ga adugu bayata pettadam chesaru. Auto side nunchi mettani pettukoni dhigaru.
Muzaffar: "Aijaz? Beta?"
Boy turn chesaadu. Ayana face ki tears, ekkuva pain kaadu — confusion, relief. Recognition. Aijaz peru pilisinappudu — ayana body slightly brightened, aa old kids-laugh kanipinchindi.
Aijaz: "Abba? Aap aa gaye? Main 39 saal se raah dekh raha hoon."
Muzaffar: "Beta, main pehle nahi aa paya. Main tujhe ghar mein marta hua dekh ke itna tooteela tha, ki main is ghar ko lock karke chala gaya Lucknow. Tujhe vahan dafanaya hum ne, Darus Salam graveyard mein, lekin main tujhse milne kabhi wapas nahi aaya. Main apna hi bachaya meine, apne aap se karuna karne ke naam par bhaag gaya. Main teri bahen Rihana se bhi baat nahi kiya tere baare mein. Main 2002 mein Lucknow mein guzar gaya — lekin mere soul ko shaanti nahi mili. Main is bridge pe aaya har raat, 22 saal se, koi auto pakad sakta nahi tha kyunki main bhi 'unke tarah' ho gaya tha — jinki yaadein atakki rehti hai.
Aaj raat is Mastan-bhai ne auto rok di aur mujhe laaya. Tere paas. Beta, main teri maafi maangta hoon. Main tujhe akela chhoda uss raat jab tu road pe pada tha. Main aaya tha office se, main uss raat 6 PM ko Moosi bank road par tha — main tujhe dekh sakta tha. Lekin main truck ke peeche bhaag raha tha, plate note karne ke liye. Mujhe yaad aaya truck ka plate — TS 05 4567. Main uss number ko follow kiya ek ghante tak, kabhi nahi pakda. Jabki main ghar pahuncha, tu akhri saasein le raha tha. Mujhe chahiye tha tere paas rehna — truck chhod ke tere paas baithna. Maine galat faisla kiya. Maine badle ko pehle rakha, pyaar ko nahi. Is baat ne mujhe 17 saal 2002 tak khaaya. Phir guzar ke bhi — 22 saal aur. Beta, mujhe maaf kar de."
Aijaz chinna nagavu navvindi. Ayana chinnaga mundu ki adugu vesaadu. Muzaffar arms open chesaadu. Aijaz hug ki vachaadu. Aa embrace — bridge middle lo — street-light sodium yellow glow lo — chinnavadi kaallu ground ni touch cheyaledu, kaani hug physical ga tight ga undi. Muzaffar shoulders lo Aijaz face daagisindi. Father kallu nunchi tears. 39 years lo first-time Aijaz peru "beta" ani pilusinappudu oka generation gap close ayyindi.
Mastan-bhai auto lo nunchi chustaadu. Ayanaki bhayam kaadu ippudu — silent reverence. Ayanaki father gurthu ayina — ayana nanna 1990 lo chanipoyaru, ayana ki 9 years appudu. Ayana nanna tho final hug kuda sariga jarigaledu — hospital lo blood pressure drop, quickly gone. Ayana tana bhayam-pattern daagi carry chestunnadu since then. Ippudu ee moment lo chustu — ayana swayam ga oka closure kuda experience chesadu, witness la.
Aa moment lo — rendu figures — Muzaffar and Aijaz — slowly shape fade chesayi. Old form, translucent, final peace ga. Merge ayipoyaru bridge mid-air lo, water reflection kinda. Stars kaadu kadhu, aa moment lo bridge street-lights flickered briefly. Moosi river below oka small ripple, not from wind — from something passing.
Mastan-bhai silent ga niluchuni vundadu. Auto oka saari silent ga, engine idle. Bridge empty full ga. Moosi river below, slow flowing, no reflection of the figures anymore. Gone.
Mastan-bhai Yakutpura Police Station behind lane 4 house 23 ki vellaadu. Silent ga. House locked intact. Door mundu dust layer inchi lo undi. Ayana auto nunchi nadvaledu, site ni chusaadu 2 minutes niluchuni. Tarvatha back ki thiriginaaru. Ayana tarvatha house owner-family ni Lucknow lo Rihana didi ni trace cheyyaali ani mental note chesadu — aa information Auto Union WhatsApp tho family-connected journalist ki paina aa vishayam pampuchaalani.
Bridge ni mellage cross chesaadu back. 11:45 PM ki ayana Charminar auto stand ki return ayyaru. Seat lo passenger lenudy. Cloth bag kuda ledu — Muzaffar tho velladantha kadha kadha. Ayana trip fare oka note cash lo seat kinda undi — Rs 500, old faded note, 1985 era serial number format lo. Ayana daini thiyyaledu — ayana aa note ni intiki tisukuni pooja corner lo pettaadu. Oka chinna frame lo pettaadu — evvariki ivvakooda, kaani evvariki display kooda cheyyani personal memento. Ayana Saleem ki next evening ee story share chesaadu.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Yakutpura Railway Gate
Aa night tarvatha April 2024 lo puranapool bridge pattern aagipoyindi. Auto union members report chesa aru — Aijaz appearance April 4 tarvatha raatledu. Ee case Inayat-sahib records lo "unofficially resolved — folk event" ani note pettaaru. Oka WhatsApp group message circulated April 6 ki —
"Puranapool bridge cycle closed. 39 saal baad. Drivers regular ly route use kar sakte hain. Jai Rahim. Jai Ram."
Nenu Mastan-bhai ki 2024 June lo meet ayyanu. Ayana auto lo Hussain Sagar ki ride chesaanu. Ayana story cheppindi full ga. Nenu Inayat-sahib tho WhatsApp tho verify chesina matters chala details match ayyayi. Inayat-sahib kuda same pattern confirm chesaaru — "Records lo Muzaffar Ali 2002 Lucknow lo chaniipoyaru, lekin uska beta Aijaz ki qabar Darus Salam graveyard Hyderabad lo hai. Family separated tha — ek Lucknow mein, ek Hyderabad bridge ke neeche. Ab milay."
Rihana ki — Aijaz elder sister, ippudu 50 years Lucknow lo — Mastan-bhai indirectly news ki pamparu Auto Union connected family journalist ki through. Rihana 2024 July lo Hyderabad visit chesindi first time 38 years later. Darus Salam graveyard ki velli brother Aijaz ki namaz chesindi. Yakutpura Police Station back house 23 lo visit chesindi, memory pay back silent ga chesindi. Family home uni deed tho next-generation heirs ki transfer ayindi 2024 August ki. Rihana aa house ni demolish cheyyakunda, oka simple memorial ga preserve cheyyalani decide chesindi — ground floor small room lo family archive ga, Aijaz photos, Muzaffar awards, Shamim letters. 2024 October nunchi aa house publicly accessible small-scale Sundays lo. Local Yakutpura residents small visits chestharu. Rihana Hyderabad lo rendu months stay chesindi, old neighbourhood friends ni re-connect chesindi, 1985 before of the incident neighbours inka kondari alive ga, aa conversations tho aame emotional closure continue ga undi.
Mastan-bhai kaun ga Rihana didi ni meet ayinappudu, aame ayana chetulu patti silent ga dhanyavaadam cheppindi. Aame ayanaki oka chinna gift icchindi — Aijaz's old wooden pencil box, 1985 school era. Mastan aa box ni tana auto dashboard lo pettaadu, ippatikanta travel chestunnaru auto tho. Travel prathi time ayana aa box ni touch chestaadu, silent prayer chesi.
Prarabdha annedi tiragdam cycle la — oka generation daagi pettindi, emotional memory next generations ki pampistundi. Muzaffar Ali tan grief ki ayana kosam bhayam tho ooda, 1985 lo bete Aijaz ki parent-duty full ga ivvaledu. Aa 22 years Lucknow life + 22 years Puranapool bridge ki wait — cumulative 44 years consequence cycle. Mastan-bhai oka chinna act tho (deciding to drive the route despite his earlier fear) oka prarabdha cycle ni close cheyadam help chesaadu. Oka chinna daanam, pedda reset.
Author's note
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Puranapool bridge 1578 lo Qutb Shahi dynasty era lo construction ayyindi. Sultan Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah constructed it over Moosi river, connecting Hyderabad's old city core to Yakutpura, Malakpet outer zones. Name "Purana Pool" means "Old Bridge" in Urdu — at the time of construction it was the old bridge replacing an older one, so the name carried. 446 years old now, 2024. Restored multiple times over centuries. Current structure — stone arches, British-era reinforcements from 1908 floods era, modern road surface 1990s. Length sumaaru 250 meters. Heavy traffic during day, low-lit at night, auto drivers know as shortcut route. Moosi river Hyderabad lo significant history — 1908 floods devastating, 2000 floods moderate, 2020 monsoons Old City area affected. Bridge side memorials ki chinna memory spots some drivers mention. 2024 lo Metro Phase 2 includes discussions about Puranapool area modernization — heritage concerns balanced vs. infrastructure. Nenu 2019 lo maa friend Kareem-bhai tho Puranapool ni cross chesanu twilight lo, stones warm ga, water sound steady — aa 446 years memory weight palpable ga undi. Prarabdha — past deeds' patterns carry forward — oka slow cycle, sometimes generations tho tied. Mee family lo ilaanti generational wait-cycles history unayaa? Comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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