Nearly 600 students leave a tribal hostel in Amravati, Maharashtra, after rumours circulate that the building is “haunted” and that some students are “possessed.” NDTV reports that the departures occur amid reports of unusual behaviour among students and widespread fear.
Health experts featured in the reporting say the pattern is consistent with psychological stress and a hysteria-like condition rather than supernatural causes. They describe symptoms including persistent crying, fear, sadness, memory-related complaints, and physical pain in some of the affected students. Counselling and support are reported to be underway.
Across the coverage, the main differences are in emphasis: some accounts foreground the ghost-possession narrative raised by families or students, while the expert perspective focuses on mental health explanations. All sources, however, converge on the same central facts: the hostel houses tribal students in Amravati, rumours spread quickly, around 600 leave, and officials/experts point to stress-related factors.
