Who was Deependra? When he refused to marry his girlfriend Devyani Rana, he killed 9 people including his parents.

Nepal Royal Massacre: On June 1, 2001, Nepal’s Crown Prince Dipendra staggered into the royal dining room in an intoxicated state. Before the palace staff and family members could understand anything, Prince Dipendra opened fire on King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and 8 other members of the royal party including his younger siblings. In this way, Deependra shot dead 9 family members including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya after the family refused to marry his favorite girlfriend Devyani Rana. After this the prince also shot himself. After this he went into coma. Amidst this massacre, the murderer Crown Prince Dipendra was declared the king of Nepal as the heir to the throne.

After going into coma, Deependra was admitted to the hospital where the battle between life and death continued for 3 days. Death ultimately outweighed life and Deependra said goodbye to the world. Many speculations and theories came forward regarding this massacre. One big theory was that the Queen i.e. Deependra’s mother had clearly refused to marry Devyani Rana. After this, this massacre took place, but no consensus could be reached on it, that is, this theory is still under question. Overall, even after 25 years, the mystery remains as to why Nepal’s Prince Dipendra killed 9 people including his parents and then committed suicide or did someone kill Dipendra after the murder?

Why did the queen not give permission for marriage?

According to media reports, Crown Prince Dipendra killed his family so that he could marry his girlfriend Devyani Rana. Actually, Dipendra fell in love with Devyani Rana, a Nepalese girl from a prestigious family, while studying in school in Britain.

He wanted to marry his girlfriend soon, but his mother Maharani did not allow it. It is said that Devyani Rana’s grandmother was his mistress. On this, the prince was ready to give up his position to marry her, but Devayani said that she would marry him only if she became the queen.

Massacre took place in the dark of evening

It is said that the demands of the Nepalese girl and her girlfriend Devyani Rana filled Prince Deependra with anger. After this he went to his room and wore his military uniform. He went to the royal family gathering on Friday evening and started firing there. Yuvraj’s anger so overpowered his conscience that he killed 9 people including his own parents. Then he himself committed suicide. It is also true that after the fall of the royal family, many political groups came forward for influence in the government. The Nepali royal massacre overall paved the way for the multi-party system currently in place in Nepal.

Suspense still exists on the real reason for the massacre

25 years ago, on June 1, 2001, in Nepal, adjacent to India, such a massacre took place inside the royal palace, which shocked the whole world. This massacre also left the people of Nepal in worry and deep shock. Larry Dinger, a senior American diplomat posted in Nepal at that time, says – ‘The people of Nepal considered the king as God.’ This is the reason why even after two and a half decades, a large number of Nepali citizens doubt the official statement that Dipendra killed 9 family members including the king and queen and committed suicide himself. There is a big and important reason for this, because along with the people of Nepal, experts also saw many discrepancies in the evidence.

What does the government report say?

A government report regarding the massacre says that on June 1, 2001, Prince Dipendra arrived at a dinner organized at the palace under the influence of whiskey. He smoked a special type of cigarette prepared from a mixture of hashish and another unknown black substance. During this, after having a fight with a guest, Deependra was taken back to his room by his brother Niranjan and a cousin. meanwhile
From his bedroom he called Devyani Rana three times. What Devyani said to Deependra is still a mystery, after which Rajkumar killed 9 members of the family, including his parents and siblings.

When I wore army uniform, the staff felt normal.

She told officers that Rajkumar’s speech was slurred, but she said that during their last conversation he told her he was going to sleep. He did not go to sleep and came out of his bedroom wearing army uniform and carrying three guns including an M16 assault rifle. A palace attendant saw him at the top of the stairs, and because the prince was fond of collecting guns, he seemed like a commoner.

The staff tried to save the king

On the other hand, the dinner held in the billiard room was a private event for the royal family, so there were no guards present there. Government reports say the prince fired shots at his father while palace aides said he tried to break a glass door to save other members of the royal family.

What did the eyewitness tell?

An eyewitness told The New York Times that after killing several people in the billiard room, the prince had gone to the garden to look for his mother. ‘Don’t do this, if you want, kill me.’ Her younger brother Niranjan reportedly appealed to Dipendra to spare the queen’s life. It is also significant that King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya did not have the usual protection of their royal bodyguards as the attack took place during a private dinner. In such a situation, Deependra killed Birendra and Rani Aishwarya. Rajkumar’s uncle Gyanendra came forward after nine of his relatives, including his parents and younger siblings, were murdered. He told Dipendra that you have done a lot of damage, now hand over the gun to me. Prince Dipendra shot and injured his uncle and then shot himself with the gun.

Why were the sons angry with the king and queen?

An argument is also made that the king’s decision to move towards a constitutional monarchy after the insurgency in Nepal in the 1990s had angered his sons. The sons felt that the king was giving up too much power and were worried about inheriting a lesser role. After the government goes to power, their dominance will also reduce. If the royal family is destroyed or weakened, they will become ordinary, especially being ordinary was very worrying. It is said that Dipendra’s rule did not last long.

There were riots for several days

In fact, he was declared dead just hours after the massacre and his uncle Gyanendra became the third king of Nepal within three days. The grieving public took to the streets and rioted for several days because they did not like Gyanendra as king. Many people could not believe that a popular prince could be responsible for such violence. Radical republican Maoist politicians took advantage of the wave of public dissatisfaction towards King Gyanendra and gained majority in the Constituent Assembly.

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