From being an aimless youth in Patna battling his own inner demons of failure and self-doubt,to a penniless drifter in Mumbai, Jay Alani’s story is one for the books. From being reducedto almost begging on footpaths to running a tea-and-eggs cart for daily survival, he enduredit all to achieve his life’s burning mission: spreading awareness against supernatural beliefs andmalpractices.

Jay’s life’s journey has been that of a crusader who chased a calling off the beaten path.

His passionate quest to expose blind superstitious beliefs and faith prevalent among themasses led him to abandoned ruins, cursed wells, and haunted houses. Many of the stories he encountered blurred the lines between myth and reality. Along the way, he even created India’sfirst and only paranormal helpline to support people trapped in fear or confusion about allegedhauntings.

From exposing a 16-year-old girl’s staged ‘demonic possession’ in Patna to risking his life duringa midnight investigation at Mumbai’s infamous Vasai Fort, he has fearlessly challenged the cultureof irrational faith propagated by self-proclaimed ‘babas’ and godmen.

In this gripping narrative, co-authored with bestselling author Prasun Roy, Jay peels back thecurtain on the murky paranormal world. He exposes the age-old machinery of exploitation thatthrives on manipulating people’s unquestioning spiritual faith through terror tactics. His life’spurpose became clearer with every haunting he solved, and every lie he exposed.

In The Paranormal Boy, the authors chronicle Jay’s extraordinary journey of transformation—fraught with danger and risks—to emerge as one of India’s foremost paranormal investigators.

Raw, gripping, and brutally honest, this is the story of one man who stepped into a dark worldso others could step out of it.

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Author: Jay Alani, Prasun Roy

Pages: 216

ISBN: 9789361568787

Publication Date: 20 December 2025