Q:

Why did the landlord lie about the necklace? 

• 1
  He wanted to prove that the old servant was lying
• 2
  It was conspiracy between him and the poor farmer
• 3
  He did not like the priest and wanted to get him punished
• 4
  Bhupati had ordered him to lie about the necklace
• 5
  He didn’t know anything about it and wanted to get rid of the guards