Stones Keep Falling on an Indian Village at Night. Even Police on Watch Couldn’t Find the Source

Every night, shortly after dark, residents of a small Indian village began hearing stones slam into the roofs of their homes. Sometimes the impacts came just minutes apart. People went looking for whoever was throwing them, but nobody could figure out where the rocks were coming from.

By early October 2026, the strange incidents had been happening for nearly a week in Appajipeta, a village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. They were especially frequent around 10 p.m., and several homes were being hit.

At first, residents suspected somebody was deliberately causing trouble. But as the nights passed, the stones kept coming, and the village was becoming increasingly frightened.

The Village Started Staying Indoors

Some of the stones were heavy enough to damage rooftops, including the asbestos roofing sheets used on many houses. Local reports described broken roof materials and minor injuries. Residents even showed visiting reporters stones that had landed on their homes.

Families began shutting themselves indoors after sunset. Others stayed awake, listening for the next impact and trying to work out where it had come from.

The stones weren’t all landing on one house, either. Several households reported being affected, leaving residents unsure whether someone was targeting particular families or trying to frighten the entire village. Eventually, the villagers decided they needed help and contacted the police.

Four Police Officers Came to Investigate

After receiving the complaint, police assigned four constables to patrol Appajipeta. The officers spent two days watching the area, looking for anyone who might be hiding nearby and throwing stones after dark.

It seemed like a reasonable plan. Whoever was responsible would have to be close enough to launch rocks onto the houses, and a police presence might be enough to discourage them.

But the patrols didn’t stop the incidents. According to residents, stones continued hitting rooftops even while the officers were on duty.

The police still hadn’t identified a suspect, and people in the village were becoming increasingly reluctant to venture outside at night. With the patrols producing no answer, residents decided to join the search themselves.

Twenty Villagers Joined the Search

Around 20 young men from Appajipeta volunteered to help the police. Together, they organized a larger watch and turned their attention to a nearby hill.

The hill seemed worth checking. Someone throwing stones from a concealed position might be easier to spot from higher ground, and the group hoped a closer inspection would reveal something the patrols had missed.

The volunteers and officers made their way up the hill and began searching the area. They watched for movement and tried to determine where the stones might be coming from. Then something happened that made the mystery even stranger.

According to local news reports, stones continued falling onto rooftops while the combined group of officers and villagers was still on the hill. There was no publicly reported arrest, and nobody had identified a person responsible. After several nights of police patrols and a much larger search involving local residents, the source remained unknown.

Some Residents Began Looking for Other Answers

As the incidents continued, some villagers began wondering whether there might be something supernatural behind them. Local Telugu-language reports described frightened residents seeking advice from spiritual figures, while police continued investigating the possibility that people were deliberately throwing the stones.

The situation had become serious enough that residents were asking authorities for a more thorough investigation. They wanted to be able to leave their houses after dark without worrying about another rock striking nearby.

The mystery also took an unusual turn when local television coverage reported something else happening around the village. According to TV9 Telugu, writing had appeared on walls in Appajipeta. The report did not identify who had written it.

Translated from Telugu, the message read: Come tomorrow.