MYSTERY OF PIPAL AVENUE

ROUND 1
 1. A healthy man goes to pick up food from a new
takeaway that has opened, a few hours after returning
home he is found dead. No traces of poisonous
substances are found in the food and there are no signs
of any murder or suicide having taken place, how did the
man die?
 2. A dead body is found, in an immaculately cleaned
room, and no clues can be found, a note is found near
the body which says “this murder was a game and to
playfair I am giving you a clue to catch the CULPRIT
“CGQLMGRA”.” There are three suspects Ibraheem,
Leopoeld and Zakeriya. You are the detective hired
by the police in this case, who is the murderer?
3. A man is found dead in his room, and a cleaned
GUN is found near his body, which is the murder
weapon. A note is also found near his body which
says “gbzkx”, the police have 3 suspects for the
murder, Ahmed, Alice and Jaime. After a few
minutes they arrested the murderer, who was the
culprit and how was he found out?
 4. After a foul odour coming from an unused storage room in an
office, its door is broken down and a dead body is found
alongside with a key. The room was locked from the outside with
a padlock. How can the murder have occurred in the room if it
was locked and the key was inside the room. There was no large
enough opening under the door.
 5. Two policemen named Anthony and Michael investigate the
murder of a young boy. They suspect the maid, Antonella and
the cook, Anderson. When they enter the room they see the dead
body laying next to a table with some toys.
A toy train has some letters written on it.

‘A O N H N Y T E’

The policemen think it is an encrypted message from the killer.

Can you tell who the killer is and what cipher is this?
 6. A detective was on the verge of catching the killer when he
himself was poisoned and he died. The police took all his files.
They believed that he was killed by the same person so that his
secret is not revealed. To their surprise the name of the murderer
was encrypted. The following was written on the page:

‘UVGRJCP-2’

Who should the police look for?

7 . A FA M I LY L I V E D A L O N E I N T H E W O O D S . T H E R E WA S A TO TA L O F 4 P E O P L E
I N T H E FA M I LY. A C O U P L E , A N D T H E I R T W O C H I L D R E N ( A S O N A N D A
D A U G H T E R ) . T H E FAT H E R WA S F O U N D D E A D I N H I S O F F I C E W I T H A G U N
B E S I D E H I M . T H E P O L I C E Q U E S T I O N E D T H E FA M I LY. A L L O F T H E M TO L D
T H E P O L I C E T H AT H E C O M M I T T E D S U I C I D E A S H E WA S U N A B L E TO P R O V I D E
F O R H I S FA M I LY A N D O F T E N R E M A I N E D D E P R E S S E D . T H E P O L I C E
SEARCHED THE OFFICE AND FOUND A LOT OF NOTES WRITTEN BY THE MAN
H I M S E L F, O N T H E TA B L E . O N T H E V E RY TO P T H E R E WA S A N O T E W H I C H WA S
V E RY D I F F I C U LT TO R E A D . I T S A I D “ I A M G O I N G TO K I L L M Y S E L F ; I
C A N N O T G O O N . ” T H E P O L I C E I M M E D I AT E LY A R R E S T E D T H E 3 FA M I LY
M E M B E R S . H O W D I D T H E Y K N O W T H AT T H E Y M U R D E R E D T H E M A N ?
8. On a winter morning, Ali was found dead on his bedroom sofa, in Lahore. When the
detectives investigated the crime scene, the suspicious things they found out were:
the door lock was broken
A phone with the number dialled on the screen 777444222555 was found near her
b o d y. O t h e r t h a n t h a t t h e r e w e r e n o c l u e s l e f t b y t h e c r i m i n a l .

Suspects:
1 . H i s m o t h e r- A m i y
2. His stepdad - Rick
3. H i s n e i g h b o u r- M i k e .
Who was the murderer?
 9. A rich man was shot in the forehead at his own home.
Detective stark spoke to the victims 3 sons Jack, John and
James who were at home. Jack said that night, their father was
out at an official reception with them. When they arrived back
home, their father entered first followed by them. When their
father came up to the stairs, John entered the living room and
shot their father. This was confirmed by Jack and James.
While john said that he had visited his friends and when he
returned, his father had already been dead.
Who was the killer? How did Mr Stark solve the case?
10. 3 men from Lahore were kidnapped by a couple. The same
night, they contacted the families of these men and asked
them for an amount of money to be delivered to a specific
area. This is what the paper each family received said:

“ ..... ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

31.4697° N, 74.2728° E”

Q) What did the note say and what does it mean?

11 . A D E T E C T I V E , W O R K I N G O N A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L O I L S M U G G L I N G
CASE DISAPPEARS.

T H E C A S E N O T E S H AV E 3 S U S P E C T S :
1) GEORGE GUSH
2 ) B I L L K L I N TO N
3) ABDUL BARI
AND A CODE: _ _ . //_ _ .

CAN U BREAK THE CODE AND FIND THE MAIN SUSPECTS NAME?
 12. A man named Mujtaba kills his wife Anaya with a stab
in the car, without any witnesses. Then he throws the body
into a lake, taking care not to leave any traces. He throws
the knife into the sea, where it will never be found and
goes home. Two hours later, police officer Ali calls him and
says that his wife Anaya has been murdered and that he
needs to get to the crime scene as soon as possible. The
police arrest Ali. How did they know he murdered his wife?
 13. ON A PLANE, WITH 50 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, THERE WERE 2 PILOTS. ONE OF THEM
WENT TO THE WASHROOM WHILE LEAVING THE PLANE FOR THE OTHER ONE TO PILOT.
DURING THAT TIME, THE PLANE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN THE PILOT RAN OUT OF
THE RESTROOM, INTO THE COCKPIT, HE FOUND OUT THAT THE OTHER PILOT HAD DIED
BY A GUNSHOT. THE BULLET HAD ENTERED HIS FRONT BODY FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE
HIS BELLY AND EXITED FROM HIS SHOULDER JOINT. DOCTOR WAS IN THE PLANE WHO
SAID THAT HIS DEATH WASN’T FROM THE BULLET AS IT WAS VERY SMALL AND DIDN’T
TOUCH THE HEART, HOWEVER IT DAMAGED HER RIBS. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE SURE
THAT THE SHOT WAS FROM THE FRONT SIDE AND IT PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HER
DEATH. THE MYSTERIOUS THING IS THAT THE NOISE OF THE SHOT WASN’T HEARD AND
DURING THE TIME WHEN THE OTHER CAPTAIN WAS IN THE RESTROOM, NO ONE ENTERED
OR LEFT THE COCKPIT AS IN THE CAMERA FOOTAGE AND THERE WASN’T ANYONE
OTHER THAN THE VICTIM CAPTAIN. PLUS NEITHER THE CAPTAIN WAS HEARD SHOUTING
NOR DID ANYONE HEAR THE GUN. HOW DO YOU THINK SHE DIED AND HOW WAS THE
BULLET FIRED? NOTE: THE PLANE IS STILL IN THE AIR AND THUS NOTHING WAS FOUND
BY THE PASSENGERS THAT SEEMED SUSPICIOUS.
14. A man is found dead in his room, with a note attached to
the DOORWAY saying “XXDDDFGGDGADDG”, there are
three suspects for the murder, Gregory, Abdullah and
Chandler . after deciphering the note, the policemen arrest
one of them. Who was it and how did they know?
15. A man is given a puzzling and seemingly nonsensical note
from his recently passed away mother which says, “In The
Sight Of noon, Remember Our Odd Follies.” The man is
adamant that the note points to the location of a priceless
heirloom his mother hid before her death. What does the note
say, and where is the heirloom located?
 16. Three friends: Ahmed, Ali and Aitzaz
decide to fly for a trip in the mountains, and
Ali books their tickets well in advance. Ahmed
dies on the trip. After the other two return, the
policemen arrest them after a call to the travel
agency. How were they caught?
 17. A man is found dead in his house and his death is reported by
his wife. The man’s body is lying beside the stairs, with a knocked
over small table, and a broken large glass vase. The body has large
cuts on the head, shoulders and legs. The wife says, “he must have
knocked over the table while walking, and died due to the cuts.”

She is quickly arrested as his murderer, why?

1 8. A l ist o f a s e r ia l k ill e r s p la n n e d v ic t im s is f o u n d b y th e p o li c e , it
d oe s n o t h a v e e a c h v ic tim s n a m e , i ns te a d g i vi n g a n e n ci p h e r e d
v e r s i o n o f it , t h e l is t s a y s :
sznvvw
zsnzw
az uz i
nz s m lli

W h a t a r e th e n a m e s o f t h e 4 vi c ti m s a n d th e c i p he r u s e d ?
 19. A maths HOD is murdered, and the suspects are his other
colleagues, Anwar, Ahmad and Qasim, all teachers who
wanted his position. A note with a small maths equation is
found near his body “ -1*8+13=4+1 “, the police prove unable
to deduct the culprits name from this and it is now up to you ,
a hired detective to crack the code, who is the culprit ?
2 0 . A m a n , s h a m s i s f o u n d d e a d o u t s i d e o f h i s f r i e n d ’s h o m e w h e r e h e w a s
s t a y i n g , t h e r e a r e t h r e e s u s p e c t s f o r h i s m u r d e r, a n d t h e o n l y c l u e t h e
p o l i c e h a v e i s a n o t e o n t h e WA L L w h i c h s a y s “ a a a l t ” , w h i l e t h e
p o l i c e m e n d o n o t k n o w h o w t o d e c r y p t t h e c i p h e r, t h e y k n o w i t i s n o t t h e
vigenere cipher but instead a cipher similar to it. The suspects’ names are
Wa l a d , K i m y a a n d A r s l a n . W h o i s t h e m u r d e r e r ?
 2 1 . A m a n i s f o un d d e a d a n d n e a r h is b o d y a no t e is f ou n d s a y in g
“ H O I D F ” . T he p o lic e f in d th is c ip h e r u n s o lv a b le b u t k n o w it i s a
si m p le su b sti tu tio n c ip h e r, a n d to c h o os e b e tw e en th e th r e e s u s p e c ts
w h o w e r e p r e s e n t i n th e b u il di n g th e d a y th e m a n w as k il le d
( ac co r d in g t o th e a u to p s y r e p or t) , an d th e t h r e e s u s p ec t s ' n am e s a r e
H a m z a , D an i y a l a n d M o hs i n . A h ir e d d e te c ti ve ta k e s o ne lo o k a t t h e
n o te a n d c h o o s e s o n e o f t h e s u s p e c t s a s th e m ur d e r e r. W h o d id he
ch o o s e a n d w h y ?
 2 2 . A g u n sh o t w a s h ea r d a n d p eo p l e r u sh e d to th e s c e n e . T h e d o o r o f th e
r o o m w a s lo c k e d f r o m t h e in s id e . T he r e w e r e n o b u lle t h o le s o n th e
w in d o w s , w al ls o r d oo r s .
W he n th e p o lic e e nt e r e d t h e r oo m , th e y s a w a p e r s o n ly i n g o n t h e g r ou n d
w it h a g un in h is h an d. Th e p e r s o n h a d b e en s h o t in th e h e a d an d th e b o d y
w a s i m m e d ia te l y t ak e n to t h e p o li c e d e p a r tm en t f o r t h e a u to p s y. T h e
d o c to r c o n c lu d e d t ha t t he p e r s o n h a d b e e n d e a d f o r ov e r 4 h ou r s n o w.
Be si d e s, a b u l le t H A D b e e n f ir e d f r o m th e g un in hi s h an d b u t th e b u ll e t
w h ic h h ad k il le d h im h a d b e e n f ir ed f r o m a di ff e r e n t w e a p o n .

H o w i s th is po s s ib le ?
 2 3. A w om a n c a ll ed th e p o li c e to r ep o r t th e m u r d er o f h e r hu s b an d .
T h e p o li c e a r r i v ed at th e c r i m e s c en e a nd q ue s ti on e d th e w i fe . Th e
w i fe s a id t ha t s he h a d g on e to t h e m ar k et to p u r c h as e a m e a t so th ey
c ou l d h av e h a d r o a st e d le g o f l a mb f o r d i nn e r ( th e p ol ic e c o n fi r m ed
th i s fr o m t h e bu tc h e r a n d fo u nd i t to b e tr u e ) . T he w if e s ai d w h e n s he
r et ur ne d t o he r ho m e s h e d is c o v er ed h e r h u s b an d l y in g d ea d i n th e
li v in g r o o m .
T h e po li c e in s p e c te d th e bo d y a n d fo u nd t ha t th e c a us e o f de a th w a s
b lu n t fo r c e tr au m a t o t he he a d . Be s i de s , th e c si tea m a l s o c on c l ud e d
t ha t th e w e a po n u s ed w as s im i la r to a h a m me r bu t m uc h l a r g er. T he
p o li c e te a m a ls o c o nc lu de d t ha t th e r e w a s w or k g oi n g o n n e x t t o th ei r
h om e b u t t h ey co u ld n ’t fi n d an y e v i de n c e li nk i n g th e m to th e m u r d er.

W h a t ha p p en e d an d h o w ?
24. A professional swimmer was found dead in the shower after
a swimming competition that he had just won. The cause of
death was physical damage to the heart which had occurred due
to an explosion on his chest. The police looked at the footage of
the security camera outside the shower room and saw the
swimmer walking into the shower with a medal on his chest.

How did the explosion occur?

2 5 . A m a n i s f o un d d e a d w i th a n o te s a y in g : “ A K BH H D A A U LN L ” , a n d
w h i le n o o th e r u s ef u l c lu e c a n b e f o u n d f r o m th e m an ’s b o d y, th e tim e o f
d e a th c a n b e c o n f ir m e d a s 5 p m . Th e p o lic e p r o v e u n a b le to s o lv e t hi s c a s e,
a n d th ey h a n d a ll c lu e s o v e r to y o u , th e d e te c tiv e . W h at i s t he n a m e o f th e
murderer?
2 6. A m an is f o u n d de a d , w ith a n o te n e ar t h e b o d y s a y i n g “ e h tjs u q yj e t
cr p y w   a n d ha v e lo o k a t th e d a te , Y Y Y Y /M M /D D ” .

W h a t is th e n a m e o f th e c ul p r i t?
 2 7 . A w o m a n’s b od y is f o u n d d i r e c tly u n d e r t h e s ta ir s o f a h o u s e , c le a r l y
d e a d d u e to se v e r e h e a d i nj u r ie s a n d a h a m m e r is f o u n d n e a r h e r b o d y a s
t h e o b je c t th a t h it h e r. H e r h us b a n d , w h o c a lle d th e p o l ic e a n d a n
a m bu l a nc e, te lls th e m : “ I w a s g o in g u p th e s ta ir s to s to r e m y ha m m e r a f te r
h a n g in g u p a ph o t o d o w n s t a ir s w h e n I s l ip p e d a n d th e h a m m er f el l f r o m
m y h a n d s o n to h e r a n d k il le d h er.” A f te r li s te n in g t o h i m , t h e p o l ic e a r r e s t
h im f o r m u r d e r in g h is w i f e o n p u r p o s e ,

h o w d id th e y k n o w th i s ?
 2 8 . Tw o pe o p l e, A li a n d A ff a n a r e f ou n d d e ad n e a r a c li ff in w i nt e r, o ne
b o d y a t th e to p o f th e c li ff , de ad d u e to a l a rg e s to n e , w h i le t h e o th e r f e l l
o ff t he c liff . Th ei r on l y s u r vi v in g f r ie n d , Z a in w h o w e n t o n t h e t r ip
a lo n g si de th e m s a y s : “I s a w A li k il l A ff a n w ith a l a rg e s to n e , a n d t he n
w h e n h e sa w th a t I h a d s e e n h im c om m it th e m u r d e r, h e w a s s o s ta r t le d
th a t h e f e ll o ff t h e c liff ”. A f te r th e f in g e r p r in ts o n t h e s to n e u s e d t o k il l
A ff a n a r e c h ec k e d , a n d f o u nd to b e lo n g t o A li, t h e p o lic em e n a r r e s t Z a in .

W h y w as Z a in ar r e s te d ?
 2 9. H u ssa in is f o u n d d e a d i n a p ile o f s no w, w it h th e o n ly m a r k s a r ou n d
t he sn o w b e in g h i s o w n f o o t p r in ts a n d t w o p a r al le l li n es . T h er e a r e n o
o th e r f o o tp r i n ts le a d in g t o o r f r o m t he b o d y. A d e t e ct iv e w h o i s c a ll e d to
t h e sc e n e f in d s a c lu e th a t c ou ld b e o f u s e, an d a le r t s t h e p o lic e. W ha t d id
h e f in d ?
3 0 . Th e 3 0 t h q u e s ti o n is in th is p r e s e n ta t io n .