To help you prepare for the Adalat Crisis Committee at DPS Lava, I have developed a structured debate prompt designed to challenge both the Prosecution and the Defense on the most critical contradictions in the Bungalow 44 case. --- ## Debate Prompt: The Bungalow 44 Paradox **Motion:** *"This committee finds that the overwhelming presence of 'staged' forensic evidence and the systematic destruction of digital trails point to a premeditated internal conspiracy, rendering the 'external intruder' theory logically and physically impossible."* --- ### Challenge Areas for Debate Use the following focus points to structure your arguments, cross-examinations, and crisis responses: #### 1. The Physicality of the "Locked Room" * **The Prosecution Argument:** Address the internal forensic audit which proved the door was tampered with using a 12mm chisel, and the locksmith's testimony regarding the ₹50,000 bribe. Why would an external intruder risk a surgical extraction of a hinge instead of simply breaking the door, unless they were trying to mimic a specific type of entry? * **The Defense Rebuttal:** If this was an inside job, why create a "locked room" scenario at all? Argue that the internal tension on the doorframe is evidence of a desperate, panicked struggle from an external force attempting to gain entry, and the locksmith's bribe was a misinterpretation of a standard maintenance request. #### 2. The Digital Timeline & The "Dead" Upload * **The Prosecution Argument:** At 3:14 AM—well after the confirmed time of death—a massive 1.2 GB file was uploaded from the victim's phone. Since the internal security server was manually logged out at 11:42 PM, prove that the killer—someone with intimate knowledge of the household's encrypted network—manipulated this data to either create a false alibi or destroy evidence of the father's illegal bribes. * **The Defense Rebuttal:** Point to the Mumbai Cyber Café IP address and the man in the Rolex. Argue that the data upload was an external hack designed specifically to frame the Anand family by creating an "impossible" timeline, and the presence of the law firm's employee in Mumbai is merely circumstantial coincidence. #### 3. The "Silent" Domestic Atmosphere * **The Prosecution Argument:** Highlight the "Selective Auditory Amnesia". Given the violent nature of the attack and the defensive wounds on the victim’s hands, how could the parents—residing in the adjacent suite—not hear a struggle?. * **The Defense Rebuttal:** Introduce the theory of the "Overdosed Alibi." Argue that Dr. Shalini Anand was incapacitated by prescription medication and Raghav Anand was asleep, suggesting the killer was someone who knew exactly how to move through the house without triggering the family or the alarm system. --- ### Pro-Tips for Your Committee Session * **Use the Crisis Evidence:** As a delegate, demand that moderators clarify if the 4:45 AM call to Dr. Munshi was a genuine medical panic or a call to coordinate the "catastrophic shock" narrative. * **Focus on the Anklet:** The fact that the victim's silver anklet was found in the servant's washing machine, cleaned with bleach, is a "smoking gun". If the intruder was a professional hitman, why waste time doing laundry? This suggests the killer was someone who felt comfortable enough in the house to sanitize a crime scene in the laundry room. * **Weaponize the Financials:** Use the discovery of the cash in Ramesh Khare's room as a pivot. Did the Anands plant the money to frame the deceased cook, or was Ramesh the "architect" of the crime who was betrayed by the family?. ---