The Jakni Bandh Bridge in Goa is said to have been momentary, but it claimed the lives of a busload of teenage children. According to local legends, their death cries can still be heard echoing off the road at night.
Between the villages of Navelim and Drampur lies the Jakni Bandh Bridge, shrouded in darkness, a bridge built as a momentary measure. How momentary, no one knows, since it has been the only bridge there for decades.
Known as Jakni Bandh, this seemingly inconspicuous structure holds a terrifying secret that continues to haunt the hearts and minds of those who dare to touch it.
Although the narrow path has undergone modernization, it is still remembered for its past and how it has cost countless lives over the years. The most celebrated story and victims is the school bus full of children who never made it home.
Terrible accident on the bridge
Jakni Bandh, originally conceived as a straightforward link between two communities, has become synonymous with tragedy and terror. Its traumatic past has its roots in a fatal accident in 1979 that forever changed the fabric of reality in its vicinity.
It was a seemingly normal day when a minibus full of children met its untimely end at the hands of fate, or as some blame, the driver. What really happened that day, we will never know, because none of them lived to tell the tale.
The driver lost control of the bus in each case, falling off the edge of the bridge, the bus plunged into the abyss below, taking the lives of everyone on board in a terrifying moment. Locals ran to the scene to try to aid, but it was too behind schedule.
Haunted Jakni Bandh Bridge
Since that fateful day, Jakni Bandh has become a hotbed of paranormal activity. Reports of unexplainable phenomena that supposedly occur after sunset have been pouring in from all sides.
Passersby report hearing the anguished cries and blood-curdling screams of children in the night air, their voices a haunting reminder of the tragedy that befell them. But when people try to trace the source of the children’s cries, there is no one there.
People reporting paranormal activity also claim to have seen apparitions resembling children running around the area long after they have gone to bed. This tends to peak at night or on certain nights of the year, although it is hard to determine which days locals claim this has happened.
Other ghosts haunting the Jakni Bandh Bridge
Apart from the sounds and sighs of ghosts running around the children, the place around the Jakni Bandh bridge is also said to be haunted by a woman.
It is not known whether she too fell victim to the narrow roads and bridges. However, there have been many accidents over the years and a wandering woman haunting the road is not uncommon on Indian roads. Similar to the cases of: The Ghost of the Lady in White Sari of Delhi Cantt, The Haunting of MG Road and the Mystery of the White-Sari Lady and Ghostly Shadows by Dwarka Sector 9 Metro Station and the Haunted Peepal Tree.
The Future of Jakni Bandh Bridge
In the heart of Goa's lush nature, the Jakni Bandh stands like a mute guardian, its secrets buried deep in the recesses of memory, and school children still sometimes opt for minibus drivers over larger cars for the sake of convenience.
And while the road has undergone some changes since then, and it is said to be only a momentary solution, the Jakni Bandh Bridge still remains a unsafe place, especially after gloomy, if legends are to be believed.
Bibliography:
Jakni Bandh Bridge – Wikipedia
13 Haunted Places In Goa That Will Give You Chills
Most Haunted Place in India: Janki Bandh in Goa | Indie.com
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