Royal Bengal Rahasya

Tarit Sengupta died due to natural forces, not murder. A lightning bolt struck his sword, causing it to behave like a magnet. When Tarit approached the treasure site, the magnetic sword attracted metal objects or created some natural phenomenon that led to his death. The police initially suspected a tiger attack, but the blood-stained sword and the unusual circumstances revealed it was a tragic accident.

Earlier, a blood-stained sword was found near Tarit's body, hinting that something unusual had occurred.

Tarit Sengupta was not murdered. His death was caused by natural factors related to the sword being struck by lightning, which made it act like a magnet. This meteorological oddity led to his death while he was on his way to the treasure. The entire investigation that Feluda conducted was essentially about solving the puzzle, not catching a murderer.

The blood-stained sword found near the body and the unusual behavior of the blade after lightning strike set up the revelation.

Mahitosh gave Feluda an ancestral riddle that supposedly led to the family's hidden treasure. The riddle described a specific location: a treasure chest buried 55 hands away from a particular tree that bears a hollow, mouth-like gap between two Arjuna trees. Feluda cracked this puzzle with ease, demonstrating his legendary deductive skills.

The riddle was introduced early in the story as a test of Feluda's intellect.

Feluda solved the puzzle by carefully analyzing each element of the riddle. He mapped the description to the forest landscape and determined that the treasure was buried 55 hands from a specific tree with a mouth-like hollow situated between two Arjuna trees. His keen mind made what seemed a complex puzzle appear effortless.

The riddle contained precise details that Feluda connected to the physical landscape.

Shashanka shot the tiger after discovering Tarit's body being fed on by the animal. Following Tarit that night, Shashanka witnessed the tiger eating Tarit's corpse. He fired his rifle at the tiger, injuring its nose to stop the attack and potentially to protect others from the man-eating tiger that had been roaming the area.

Shashanka was introduced as the friend who handled much of the tiger hunting in the region.

Feluda found a treasure chest buried in the forest according to the solution of the ancestral riddle. The chest was located 55 hands away from the specific tree with a hollow between two Arjuna trees, exactly as the puzzle indicated. The discovery validated Feluda's exceptional deductive abilities.

Feluda's solution to the riddle directly pointed to the treasure location.

Feluda was rewarded for his extraordinary insight and ability to solve the complex ancestral riddle that no one else could decipher. Although Tarit's death turned out to be a natural occurrence rather than murder, Feluda still successfully completed the treasure hunt by cracking the puzzle and locating the hidden chest. His intellectual achievement earned him a share of the treasure.

The riddle was presented as a test of Feluda's legendary intellect from the beginning.

The blood-stained sword was a key clue that initially suggested murder rather than a tiger attack. However, its true significance came from being struck by lightning, which caused unusual magnetic behavior. This natural phenomenon ultimately explained how Tarit died without any human perpetrator.

The sword's unusual behavior after the lightning strike was noted by Feluda.

Feluda and Topshe found Tarit's spectacles and later his torch along the path leading to the treasure. These belongings confirmed that Tarit had already solved the riddle and was following the same trail toward the treasure before his death. He was likely on the verge of reaching the loot when the tragic accident occurred.

The discovery of these items paralleled Feluda's own journey along the puzzle's solution.

Mahitosh Singha Ray was a retired big-game hunter and former zamindar (landowner) who invited Lalmohon Babu, Feluda, and Topshe to his forest estate near Bhutan. He gave Feluda the ancestral riddle to solve, testing his legendary detective abilities. He was the host whose family secret drove the entire mystery.

Mahitosh's invitation set the entire story in motion.