Ghatkesar Overbridge Padaliki
Ghatkesar Overbridge Walker
Setting: Ghatkesar overbridge (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Ghatkesar Overbridge Walker. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Ghatkesar Overbridge Walker
Last week nenu Ghatkesar lo oka friend ki function ki velli vacchanu. Ee Ghatkesar — Hyderabad-Warangal NH-163 nunchi off-route oka 4 km, atanu Hyderabad MMTS lo last station, atanu Secunderabad nunchi train oka 65 minutes ride. Naaku aa town familiar — naa cousin Sruthi 2018-2022 ki akkada engineering college, atanu hostel BHEL-side. Naaku weekends ki visits chesaanu chala saarlu. Aa railway overbridge — MMTS station ki connecting padestrian bridge, atanu old British-era stone-arch structure, atanu 1937 lo construct — naaku familiar. Atanu raathri 11 PM tharvaata empty ga, atanu lights dim, atanu pillai mosquitoes thick ga. Naaku function attend chesina aa raathri 11:45 PM ki overbridge cross chesaanu naaku auto pickup point ki , atanu aa walk lo naaku oka constable greet, atanu cheppadu — "Sir, aa walker midnight ki ee bridge cross chesthadu, atanu 30 days continuous, naa ki ee duty rotation lo gurthu, naaku ipudu eligible ga 30th night intervention ki." Naaku aa exchange odd ga , aa constable peru Brahma garu (different from earlier Brahma, fictional ga ee story ki, atanu Ghatkesar railway police). Atanu permission tho ee story preserve, atanu peru fictional, kaani aa narrative direct ga atanu shared.
Brahma garu age 42, atanu Ghatkesar railway police 8 years posted. Atanu duty rotation lo overbridge midnight patrol regular ga. Atanu naaku aa coffee stall dheggara post-midnight oka chai cup tho narrated.
Brahma: "Sai bhai, naaku ee walker pattern naaku 2024 October 5 nunchi gurthu, atanu first night naa duty 11:45 PM ki overbridge midha oka man cross chesthunaaru, west-side stairs nunchi east-side stairs ki, atanu pace steady ga, atanu silent ga. Atanu age 50 emo, atanu plain shirt + slacks, atanu hand lo oka small bag, atanu eyes straight ahead, atanu naa direction ki acknowledgment zero. Naa whistle, naa loud-call , atanu ignored. Atanu east-side stairs descended, atanu disappeared MMTS station entrance vaipu. Naaku ee odd ga, kaani naaku official protocol ki cross-checking ground level, atanu MMTS entrance dheggara CCTV cell duty officer ki call, atanu confirmed aa moment lo entrance lo nunchi exit zero. Naaku aa man, atanu manifest-disappearance pattern."
[SAI KIRAN] "Brahma garu, mee October 5 nunchi continuous gaa monitor chesaaru, atanu repeats?"
Brahma: "Sai bhai, naa duty rotation overlap , naaku alternate nights duty, naaku continuous tracking constraints. Kaani naa colleagues tho coordinate, naaku duty roster lo prathi midnight 11:45 PM ki overbridge midha aa walker observation logged. Naaku November 3 ki 30th consecutive night confirmed, atanu pattern unbroken. Naaku duty rotation roster manipulation , naaku November 3 night ki overbridge duty self-assigned, atanu intervention plan."
Brahma 30th night ki overbridge midha 11:30 PM ki position chesaaru. Atanu walker emerged — west-side stairs, pace steady, peru identifiers indistinct cap kindha. Brahma flashlight beam atanu vaipu, "Saab, aagandi, mee identification!"
Walker ki initial silent ga, atanu pace continued. Brahma directly walker-pakkana matched-pace, "Saab, aagandi, naaku mee tho conversation kaavaali."
Walker pause chesaaru. Atanu thala slowly Brahma vaipu thirigi. Atanu eyes — atanu eyes tear-streaked, atanu silent ga. Atanu mukham — Brahma ki initial unfamiliar, kaani slowly recognition. Atanu Ghatkesar town lo familiar face.
Walker: "Constable garu, mee duty , naaku ardham. Naaku ee walk ki naaku unfinished. Mee intervention , naaku acknowledgment laaga , naaku gratitude. Naaku kavalsindhi , naa daughter Suniti aame closure. Aame ki naa direct acknowledgment cheyyaledhu , naa life lo. Aame naa ki estranged 2019 lo, aame Hyderabad ki shifted, aame naa direct contact ki avenue cut. Naa heart attack 2023 December lo, naaku aame ki direct apology zero, naaku aame ki naa fault acknowledge zero. Naaku ee post-life walk, Ghatkesar overbridge , naa wedding 1987 ki ee bridge dwara aame mother (naa wife) tho first cross , naa daughter Suniti birthplace 1988 ki, atanu Ghatkesar town lo. Naaku ee bridge naa life-anchor ga. Naa walk , naa apology ritual aame ki, kaani aame distant ga, aame naaku direct ga reach kaadu. Naaku ee 30 nights cycle , naaku release zero."
Brahma: "Saab, mee peru? Naaku mee daughter Suniti contact details research cheyyali, mee ki direct intervention path."
Walker: "Naa peru Praveen-Yadav (different from earlier Praveen-Yadav, fictional ga ee story ki, atanu Ghatkesar railway employee retired 2020 ki). Naa daughter Suniti Hyderabad lo, aame age 36, aame government school teacher ga, aame Madhapur area lo apartment. Aame phone naaku gurthu, naa life lo last attempted call 2022 ki, aame answered ledhu. Aame number , atanu naaku gurthu , naaku post-life memory carry. Constable garu, mee aame ki reach ki naa request."
Praveen-Yadav phone number Brahma ki dictated, atanu Brahma duty notebook lo recorded. Walker pakkana shifted, "Saab, mee 30 nights monitoring patience , naaku appreciation. Mee duty-rotation choice , naaku acknowledgment-vector. Mee naaku aame ki bridge-pathway."
Atanu east-side stairs descended, atanu disappeared. Atanu next night cycle break — November 4 raathri 11:45 PM ki overbridge midha walker absent. Atanu pattern interrupted.
Brahma naaku aa next morning narrated. Atanu Suniti number ki phone — initial aame answered ledhu, atanu second attempt aame answered.
[SUNITI - PHONE] "Constable garu, mee Ghatkesar railway police call enti? Naaku aa town nunchi 5 years out , naaku ee call surprise."
[BRAHMA - PHONE] "Madam, mee father Praveen-Yadav garu ki naaku acknowledgment cheyyali. Mee father 2023 December lo passed away, mee ki ardham emo. Naa duty lo last 30 nights mee father atma ee Ghatkesar overbridge lo midnight walk, atanu pattern, atanu unfinished apology mee ki. Madam, naa request, mee ki direct visit Ghatkesar ki, mee father memory ki small gathering, mee ki acknowledgment ivvali."
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Patancheru Petrol Bunk
Suniti ki ee call ki shock long, kaani aame agreed. Aame naa Sai Kiran ki coordination kosam Brahma redirect, naaku Suniti tho phone interview chesaaru.
[SUNITI - PHONE] "Sai bhai, naa father atanu life lo strict ga, atanu temper short ga, atanu naa life choices ki critical ga. Naa 2017 lo love marriage decision , atanu inter-caste, naa husband Adhish (different Adhish, fictional ga ee story ki, atanu Tamil Brahmin community), atanu naa father strong opposition. Atanu function attend cheyyaledhu, atanu naa family communication cut. Naaku 2-3 years grief, kaani naa career, naa son birth 2020 ki, naa life forward ga. Naa father heart attack 2023 December , naaku news late ga reach , naa funeral attend cheyyaledhu , naa Hyderabad lockdown logistical issue, atanu naa hesitation. Naaku 11 months guilt persistent ga , atanu naa silence-equity, naaku aa funeral attend cheyyaledhu , naa final-acknowledgment chance lost. Naa father atma ki naa apology directly ivvaledhu , naaku ee saari ardham."
[SAI KIRAN] "Suniti madam, mee ki direct visit Ghatkesar ki ready-na? Mee father atma overbridge lo manifest aithundi 30 nights pattern, atanu break November 3 ki, kaani memu small private gathering organize cheyyali, mee ki acknowledgment direct ga ivvaali."
[SUNITI - PHONE] "Sai bhai, naa ki agreed. Naa husband Adhish tho coordinate, naa son tho. Memu visit ki Ghatkesar November 17 ki."
2024 November 17 ki memu small gathering — Suniti, Adhish, Suniti son (age 4), Brahma constable personal capacity lo, naa Sai Kiran. Aa Ghatkesar overbridge dheggara — west-side stairs landing, atanu Praveen-Yadav walk start spot — chinna closing ritual.
Maa amma cousin pujari Bhagavatulu garu officiated. Atanu chant chesaaru — "Sri Praveen-Yadav atma, mee daughter Suniti tho 2017 nunchi unfinished , mee opposition , mee silence , mee post-life walk acknowledgment. Mee ki direct release , mee daughter direct acknowledgment ee saari. Mee shanti."
Suniti direct whisper — "Naanna, mee ki naa apology, naa funeral attend cheyyaledhu , naa hesitation. Naa naa husband Adhish naaku life-partner accept cheyyali ki mee opposition , naaku ardham mee era constraints. Naaku ipudu mee ki direct ga , mee absence ki naa acknowledgment. Mee shanti."
Aa moment lo aa overbridge stone arch dheggara air briefly stilled — oka old steam-engine memory aroma carried (atanu Ghatkesar railway old days signature), oka cool breeze direction Suniti vaipu. Atanu acknowledgment.
Suniti son — 4-year-old Aakash — aa moment lo grandfather photo ki small daffodil flower placed (Praveen-Yadav favorite flower, Suniti aame childhood memory). Aa flower naa gift Adhish dwara aa morning Ghatkesar town flower-vendor nunchi sourced.
Aa moment Praveen-Yadav atma — atanu peace ki transition. Brahma constable naaku next month phone — "Sai garu, naa duty rotation lo Ghatkesar overbridge midnight monitoring continued, atanu pattern complete ga zero. Atanu walker manifestation stopped. Naa thanks."
Suniti aa Ghatkesar visit tharvaata aame mother (Praveen-Yadav widow, age 65) tho reconnection — aame mother Ghatkesar town lo small flat lo solo ga , aame Suniti ki estranged kaadu, kaani communication intermittent. Suniti aame mother ki Hyderabad ki annual visit-pattern resumed, aame son Aakash grandmother-bond formed.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Shamshabad Roaddu
Adhish Suniti husband , atanu kuda Praveen-Yadav memorial puja attended Ghatkesar lo aa November 17 ki — atanu Praveen-Yadav opposition target ga life lo, atanu post-life acknowledgment ki participation. Atanu naaku later cheppadu, "Sai bhai, naa father-in-law tho life lo direct conversation zero ga , naa ki ee post-life acknowledgment ki participate cheyyali emotional ga, kaani naaku release. Naa father-in-law era constraints understand cheyyali , naaku ipudu space."
Brahma constable atanu personal note — atanu duty rotation 30 nights monitoring lo atanu mind lo aa walker face daily ga, atanu pattern unbroken , atanu duty obsession laaga. Atanu wife Manjula garu (fictional ga, atanu Ghatkesar railway employee retired wife) atanu post-30-night puja participation , aame Suniti ki direct conversation , aame Suniti tho mother-figure ga short bond.
Manjula: "Suniti madam, mee father atma 30 nights walker pattern naa husband Brahma duty rotation lo daily-witness ga , atanu ki personal ga attached ga, atanu mee father ki resemblance feel emo. Naaku mee tho conversation ki naaku interest, mee mother contact ki bridge cheyyali emo. Memu Ghatkesar lo regular ga, mee Hyderabad visits ki coordinate cheyyaali."
Suniti aa offer accept chesindi, aame mother + Manjula + aame son Aakash quartet annual Ghatkesar Bonalu festival 2025 visit planned. Aa walker pattern peace post — aa Ghatkesar overbridge midha midnight walks post-November 4 stopped, kaani Brahma duty notebook lo first 30 nights records preserved, atanu naa Lighted Tales archive ki memorial copy.
Suniti naaku phone next month, "Sai garu, naa Hyderabad apartment lo naa father photo (naa childhood memory dwara restored copy) frame chesi, atanu naa son's room corner lo placed. Naa son Aakash father picture ki greet cheyyaali learned. Naaku ee saari naa father presence house lo, atanu peace lo. Naa thanks."
Naaku ee story, patience-mode anede 30 nights cycle Brahma constable side, atanu Suniti side guilt-cycle 11 months. Aa patience to-let-go past hurts, atanu acknowledgment direct-path. Praveen-Yadav opposition, atanu life lo unfinished, atanu post-life walk-mode, atanu cycle direct acknowledgment dwara break. Aa break, Suniti acceptance, aame mother reconnection, aame husband participation, andharu collective ga aa cycle dispersal. Plot lo ee dramatized.
Author's note
Ghatkesar Hyderabad metro lo MMTS terminus station, atanu Secunderabad nunchi 65-minute ride. Aa railway overbridge British-era stone-arch structure 1937 ki, naaku 2018-2022 ki naa cousin Sruthi engineering college pakkana hostel visits dwara familiar. Aa overbridge raathri lo dim, atanu pillai mosquitoes thick ga, atanu post-midnight padestrian traffic minimal — naa direct observation. Naa 2024 November 7 ki Ghatkesar function ki visit, atanu naa direct overbridge midnight walk experience naa Lighted Tales blog ki triggered.
Real-world context: Wikipedia — TSRTC
Telangana railway police duty rotation , naa friend's brother railway constable , naa familiar profession framework. Brahma garu fictional, kaani similar duty rotation patterns naaku narrated.
Inter-caste love marriage opposition, naa Karimnagar hometown lo 2010s lo similar family disputes naaku familiar, naa cousin's marriage similar opposition cleared 2-3 years tharvaata. Praveen-Yadav character fictional, kaani similar father-figures naa generation regular ga.
Letting-go past hurts , atanu unconditional ga not-easy, atanu effort-required. Naa life lo similar past hurts ki naa let-go work continuous. Mee ki similar unfinished family-acknowledgments? 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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