Nepalese royal massacre
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The Nepali royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy. Nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, were killed in a mass shooting during a gathering of the royal family at the palace.[3] A government-appointed inquiry team named Crown Prince Dipendra as perpetrator of the massacre but the actual incident still remains a mystery with questions being raised on the fictitious modus operandi of Late King Dipendra.[4] Dipendra slipped into a coma after shooting himself in the head.[5]
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Location | Tribhuvan Sadan, Narayanhiti Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Coordinates | 27.7156°N 85.32°E / 27.7156; 85.32 |
Date | 1 June 2001 (19 Jestha 2058 Nepal B.S.); June 1, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-06-01) Around 21:00 (UTC+05:45) |
Target | The Nepalese royal family |
Attack type | Mass shooting, familicide, regicide, murder suicide |
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Deaths | 10 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrator | Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal[2] |
Dipendra was declared King of Nepal while comatose after the death of King Birendra. He died in hospital three days after the massacre without regaining consciousness. Birendra's brother Gyanendra then became king.[6]