A mystery remains unsolved. Many theories have been put forth but what really took place a thousand years back is unknown.

   A beautiful ice covered lake hides a horror story. It hides over a 1000 skeletons when covered in ice and when it melts, they are uncovered and can be seen openly.

   Roopkund is located 16,500 feet up in Village Wan, Debal, Chamoli of Uttarakhand state in the Himalayas. The lake is also known as Skeleton Lake as it is full of frozen bodies and skeletons.

   The lake hides the skeletons when covered in snow, which are exposed once the ice melts and water evaporates. The entire lake rim is surrounded by skeletons.

   It was a shocking discovery by the British during World War II in 1942 where they thought the dead skeletons could be Japanese soldiers trying to find an entry into India and died due to exposure to cold.

    The melting ice had....