This mystic story is based on the true story of a lady in Jakarta, Indonesia. This scary and tragic story has spread a long time ago and until now it has become a legend. Even now, the mystery of the Ancol Bridge is still very interesting to discuss. Although there have been no reports of the sweet ghost lady sightings in recent years, the Ancol Bridge is still considered one of the most haunted places in Jakarta. Even the mystical aura is still felt if you come to the Ancol Bridge area at midnight.
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Because it is famous for its awesomeness, even this mystical legend has been raised to the big screen 2 times. The first film was released in 1973. This second film was later remade in 1993.
The Truth Behind This Story
From the circulating story, there are two versions of this story.
First version
The first story tells the story of a girl named Maryam (Siti Ariah) who died around the Ancol bridge. She died because the men took turns in raping her. When they realized that Maryam was no longer alive, the rapists took the initiative to dump her body at the Ancol Bridge. Because Maryam died in an unnatural way, it is believed that her spirit still roams around the bridge and often disturbs the people around.
Second version
The second version of the mystery of the Ancol bridge is different from the first story, it is set in the 19th century when the Dutch still occupied the Jakarta area, formerly known as Batavia. At that time, there was a very beautiful young girl living in a pavilion belonging to a rich man. The girl's name is Maryam. She lives in the pavilion with her mother and sister.
Because of her beauty, many men are crazy about Maryam, including the owner of the Pavilion where Maryam lives. However, Maryam firmly refused the marriage invitation from the pavilion owner because she knew she would only be made as a concubine.
In short, Maryam ran away to avoid being forced by the rich boss who owned the pavilion where she lived to get married. Maryam's escape led her to the Ancol area. There she met Oey Tambahsia, a popular person and owner of a villa in the Bintang Mas area of Ancol.
Oey, who was attracted by Maryam's beauty, then ordered his men to catch Maryam to be a mistress. When about to be caught by the Oey's men, Maryam gave fierce resistance. Finally, at Dam Dempet near Lake Sunter, which was popular at that time, witnessed the death of Maryam at the hands of two Oey's men.
Maryam's body was then dumped in the rice fields, about 400 meters from the Ancol Bridge. Departing from the story, around Sunter and Ancol there are frequent sightings of a cute girl who is believed to be the ghost of Maryam who wanders around.
Some True Stories of "The Sweet Lady" Sighting In The Ancol Area
There are several testimonies of people's stories about this lady that make goosebumps. Not just once the ghost of the sweet lady appears before humans. This ghost figure appeared from the 1960s to the 2000s.
1. The sweet lady on the boat
The first testimony from local residents who claimed to have seen the appearance of a lady ghost came from 1960. In that year the Ancol area was still dominated by ponds. According to the testimony of a resident, who is a boat rower. That night he wanted to go home. But in the middle of the trip suddenly there was a beautiful lady who came to him to ask to be delivered by boat.
After walking around the pond, the lady came down and paid some money to the rower. But after the girl left, the money that the lady had paid turned into a few leaves. The boat rower believes that the figure of the lady who rides the boat is the ghost of the sweet lady who wanders around.
2. The sweet lady who wants to be painted
Besides the sighting of the lady riding a boat, there is another true story of the sighting of the lady which is arguably the most famous that appeared in 1985. This time it came from a painter in the Ancol area named Mbah Broto. One night in the pouring rain, Mbah Broto was visited by a beautiful woman at his painting stall. The woman asked Mbah Broto to paint her.
When the painting was half-finished, Mbah Broto gave permission to go to the toilet. But when he returned, Mbah Broto was surprised because the woman he was painting had disappeared. Mbah also asked his friends who also opened a kiosk near his stall. They replied that the mysterious woman was going in a certain direction.
Mbah Broto then chased the woman until she could finally see her back. But what a surprise Mbah Broto suddenly saw the woman walking floating like a ghost. Mbah Broto and his friends then believed that the woman was the ghost of a sweet lady of Ancol Bridge.
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