Story of Delhi's Haunted Malcha Mahal, Now Open for Heritage Walks

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Centuries after being abandoned, Malcha Mahal came to light as the residence of a family claiming ancestry from the Nawab of Awadh, the last of whom, Prince Ali Raza, died in 2017.

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