Just came across this spine-chilling article from Arunachal Times, and it sent a strange chill down my spine — not just because of what happened… but because of what might really be happening.
On the misty evening of September 23, 2023, deep in the remote mountains of Silla village, East Kameng, Biro Langdo was doing something utterly mundane: harvesting bamboo shoots. The forest was quiet, autumn’s chill had set in, and twilight had just begun to swallow the hills.
Then, it spoke.
“Biro… why are you cutting my bamboo?”
Startled, Biro turned, assuming it was Mattu, a playful village boy. But what stepped forward wasn’t Mattu. It wasn’t even human. And it wasn’t alone.
What stood before him, according to his own testimony, was a striped, humanoid figure — eerily similar to the Na’vi creatures from Avatar — with another watching from the shadows, clapping and laughing. Villagers knew the name from old fireside stories — Apa Mira.
It attacked. Slashing. Punching. Laughing. Biro’s body was later found with deep, jagged wounds, wounds that doctors at Seppa General Hospital reportedly admitted were “unlike anything caused by a knife or animal.” He blacked out. When he awoke, he was in a hospital bed, barely alive.
What really happened?
🧠A Folklore Come Alive… or a Hallucination Triggered by the Mind?
In Nyishi mythology, Apa Miras are not just creatures — they are omens, warnings, punishments for violating nature. Could Biro’s encounter be a psychological projection — a mix of sleep deprivation, local belief systems, and fear-triggered hallucination?
Or could it be Charles Bonnet Syndrome — where the brain fills in unexplained stimuli with vividly detailed “beings”? But here’s the twist — others reported seeing strange storm activity the same night, both in Silla and even 250km away in Itanagar. Coincidence?
🧬 A Genetic Memory?
Some neuroscientists suggest epigenetic memory — ancestral fear encoded in our DNA. Could certain locations like Silla activate deep subconscious imagery passed down through tribal oral history?
🧪 Environmental Toxins?
Could toxic fungi in the forest or underground gases cause shared hallucinations? Or are we seeing what science hasn’t caught up to yet?
But here’s the part that science hasn't explained...
The cut marks on Biro’s body — clean, erratic, and non-linear — confused experts. “It wasn’t a blade,” one local reportedly said. “And no human hand could strike like that.” The local Nyishi priest performed a ritual offering to calm the spirits. Biro still refuses to go near the forest.
Final Thought ðŸ’
Is the Apa Mira real — a cryptid, spirit, or perhaps a phenomenon we don’t yet understand? Or did Biro’s mind conjure something from centuries of buried belief?
But if it's just imagination…
…why did the storm rage that night?
…why did his wounds not match human weapons?
…why did other villagers report hearing voices from the forest too?
And here’s the creepiest part — this isn’t the first Mira sighting in Arunachal. It may not be the last.
Choose your truth.
But if you ever hear someone whisper in the dark forest,
“Why are you cutting my bamboo?”
— don’t turn around.
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