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'''Grand Paradi Towers''' is a building in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] which is said to be one of the [[List of reportedly haunted locations in India|most haunted sites in India]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-27 |title=20 Haunted Places in India to Avoid If You're a 'Fattu' |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/culture/travel/20-haunted-places-in-india-to-avoid-if-youre-a-fattu-228112.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=India Times |language=en-IN}}</ref> and spookiest places in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-17 |title=Most popular and SCARIEST haunted places in Mumbai that you must visit this monsoon |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/lifestyle/food-travel/most-popular-and-scariest-haunted-places-mumbai-you-must-visit-monsoon-456277 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Pinkvila |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-05-31 |title=मुबंई की सबसे डरावनी जगहें! जहां शाम ढलने के बाद परिंदा भी नहीं मारता पर, देखें तस्वीरें |url=https://www.abplive.com/photo-gallery/states/maharashtra-maharashtra-pawanhans-quarters-grand-paradi-towers-tower-of-silence-aarey-milk-colony-scariest-places-in-mumbai-2133133 |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=ABP News |language=hi}}</ref> It is located in [[South Mumbai]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Satpathy |first=Kriti Saraswat |title=India's Most Haunted: Grand Paradi Towers in Mumbai {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/travel/articles/indias-most-haunted-grand-paradi-towers-in-mumbai-3234025/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref>

== History and structure ==
It was built in 1975 in [[Kemps Corner]] and in that time it was the home of rich people of the city. In that time it was one of the most expensive tower in the city.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-29 |title=The jinx of Grand Paradi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-jinx-of-grand-paradi/story-TVFnEyCZneiOcduZvJ3GeL.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It consist of 28 storeys.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha |first=Chandan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dnn2AwAAQBAJ&dq=Grand+Paradi+Towers&pg=PA41 |title=Haunted India |date=2014-07-07 |publisher=Juvenile Fiction |language=en}}</ref>

== Suicides and legends ==
From 1998, more than 20 residents have killed themselves by jumping from the building<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=From Mumbai to Delhi, these are 5 most haunted places in India |url=https://www.gqindia.com/entertainment/content/from-mumbai-to-delhi-5-most-haunted-places-in-india |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> even maids and children have committed suicide.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Grand Paradi Towers - Serial Suicides |url=http://www.theparanormalguide.com/1/post/2013/11/grand-paradi-towers-serial-suicides.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=The Paranormal Guide |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=यहां है अतृप्त आत्माओं का डेरा, अब तक 20 लोग बन चुके हैं इनका शिकार |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MH-PUN-HMU-know-about-deaths-of-grand-paradi-towers-mumbai-news-hindi-5450071-PHO.html |website=Dainik Bhaskar|date=30 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Haunted Places in Mumbai you should not Visit after Sunset |url=https://www.easemytrip.com/travel/haunted-places-in-mumbai-you-should-not-visit-after-sunset.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=EaseMyTrip}}</ref> There is a belief that a bad ghost compelled them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=भूलकर भी चले मत जाना इन 5 जगहों पर, राजस्थान के भानगढ़ से भी ज्यादा भूतिया हैं महाराष्ट्र की ये जगहें |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/haunted-places-in-maharashtra/articleshow/93744204.cms |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> The building is said to be [[Jinx|curs]]ed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-07 |title=13 Haunted Places In Mumbai You Don't Want To Visit After The Sun Sets |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/self/13-haunted-places-in-mumbai-you-dont-want-to-visit-after-the-sun-sets-233262.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=India Times |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Shreya Suresh |title=10 haunted places in Mumbai that will give you sleepless nights! |url=https://www.india.com/travel/articles/10-haunted-places-in-mumbai-that-will-give-you-sleepless-nights-3232854/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Zee News |language=en}}</ref> Some people think that the eighth floor of this tower is unlucky or cursed<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are you brave enough to explore these Mumbai 'haunts' on Friday the 13th? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/are-you-brave-enough-to-explore-these-mumbai-haunts-on-friday-the-13th |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> as many people including three generations of a family have jumped from that floor.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |title=Mumbai diamond trader, wife, daughter jump to death |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mumbai-diamond-trader-wife-daughter-jump-to-death/articleshow/1064449.cms |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=The Times of India |date= 29 March 2005|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The spooky story of these haunted towers in the heart of Mumbai |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/spooky-story-haunted-towers-mumbai-grand-paradi-114534110.html |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Yahoo! News |date=2 August 2021 |language=en-SG}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-25 |title=Most haunted places in Mumbai - The Mayanagri |url=https://www.theindianwire.com/places-to-visit/haunted-places-mayanagri-3778/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=The Indian Wire |language=en-GB}}</ref> Some people believe that some evil or unseen entity forced them to commit suicide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Damini |date=2022-08-24 |title=Don't forget to go to these 5 places, these places of Maharashtra are more haunted than Bhangarh in Rajasthan |url=https://www.newsdayexpress.com/lifestyle/dont-forget-to-go-to-these-5-places-these-places-of-maharashtra-are-more-haunted-than-bhangarh-in-rajasthan/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=News Day Express |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gautam |first=Shikha |title=A city that never sleeps―Mumbai's most haunted places |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/a-city-that-never-sleepsmumbais-most-haunted-places/articleshow/48469214.cms |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Times of India Travel |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mumbai]]
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