Children often grow up hearing the stories of such tortured souls of women who wander the site of their untimely death.
People usually describe them as an alluring and young female, who lures a lonely male traveler[2] and saps their life force.
According to other tales told by locals and cab drivers, these spirits are also known to hitchhike late at night.
When the drivers of the vehicle or motorbike follow her directions, they end up in cremation grounds in a temple or a cemetery.
[3] In Bhoot Police, a 2021 Bollywood film, the tea estate of the character Maya(played by Yami Gautam) is haunted by a kichkandi.