'Today, stepping out of home needs planning and adequate arrangements.' But this cloud certainly has a silver lining. Life is no more the same for Tamang post- Indian Idol, who occasionally misses the carefree days. But it is the love of supporters and blessings that I could make it,' he smiles. 'Amit was a tough contender and I was never sure of winning. Tamang was called the dark horse of the show and everybody was taken by surprise when he made it to the final two. Nonetheless, my senior, Zulfiquar Hasan, Special Additional Commissioner of Police, pushed me to give auditions for Indian Idol 3,' says Tamang. But, the day I joined the police force, my dreams to pursue singing took a back seat. The 22-year-old singer from Darjeeling was working earlier with Kolkata police and it was his colleagues who motivated him to give music a serious thought. The video of the title track Zindagi Pehle Kabhie is already on air. The album comprises 11 songs, including three versions of the same track and a composition by Zubin Garg. Winner of Indian Idol 3, Tamang released his debut album, Dhanyavad, under contract with Sony BMG in Gangtok recently. Life is like a fairytale to Prashant Tamang. We want to see it levelled.вЂќ More than the so-called ghosts, locals were worried about the addicts and criminals hanging around the dilapidated structure, they said.Indian Idol 3' winner launches his debut album This haunted building had kept us scared for nights together. There was not a single day when we did not talk about some soul lurking there.вЂќ Pointing at the women watching the wreckers at work, Meghna Kiyawat said: вЂњWe have completed our household course and gathered here. A sub-inspector of Koh-e-Fiza thana said, вЂњItвЂ™s tough to stop the kids from going near the structure.вЂќ Saraswati Dongri, who lives in a nearby slum, said: вЂњIt is good that the building is being demolished as it had made it difficult for us to venture out after sunsetвЂќ Asked if she was scared of the вЂghostsвЂ™, she waved a hand dismissively, and said, вЂњWe were always in fear of criminals hiding there. They were worried that debris from the demolition might ricochet off and hit someone. Policemen were seen running after the children, waving the baton in the air, to stop them from going near Bhoot Bangla. The children kept the cops on their toes. It has paved a ground for us to play,вЂќ he laughed. вЂњWe are done with our homework and gathered to see the building being demolished. Where are the ghosts?вЂќ Another child, Asim Khan, said he had always вЂњdreamt of stepping into Bhoot BanglaвЂќ. I have been hearing about evil spirits in Bhoot Bangla for years. Aslam Khan, a class 4 student who stays in a multi-storied building near Bhoot Bangla, said: вЂњItвЂ™s a holiday, and I could not resist coming here.

Some cheered when a large portion would come crashing down. Reduced to bits of bricks and stone, the building wasnвЂ™t scary any more. On Wednesday, children were playing on the rubble.

Many of them were children, who were so far terrified of going anywhere near the eerie compound - their parents had fed them enough bedtime stories of the ghosts and demons of Bhoot Bangla. There was a bigger crowd to watch the final hammer on the вЂghostlyвЂ™ address. Five JCB and a pokland machine took around five hours to level it to the ground. The wrecking renewed in clear daylight on Wednesday. Perhaps, no one wanted to stay there after dark. The BMC demolition, which began around noon on Tuesday, was stopped abruptly at 5pm. Bhoot Bangla is the only identity for our area and it will be so even after demolition,вЂќ he said. Asim Khan, a local, said: вЂњOur address will always be вЂnear Bhoot BanglaвЂ™, as this was a historic building. The 2-acre land on which the home of many a legend stood is now a barren plot, pockmarked by debris from the building that stood witness to no less than six murders. DoesnвЂ™t matter if the haunted house is razed, it continues to be our address as long as we live here,вЂќ said Asim Khan, a local resident staring at the plume of dust as the iron claws of a JCB brought the remaining structure down in Lalghati on Wednesday. вЂњHave I lost my name after the death of my father? No. Along with the laughter of children playing in the rubble. вЂњBhoot Bangla se dus kadam (a short walk from the eerie mansion),вЂќ will still be heard. Certainly not out of BhopalisвЂ™ memories when it comes to giving directions. BHOPAL: The cityвЂ™s most haunted address may be down, but not out.

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