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...family. Jonathan Gregson, a Calcutta-born journalist now based in London, was in Kathmandu in the weeks after the attack, running with a pack of foreign reporters who fought to tell the story. One by one the grieving eyewitnesses came forward and recounted the same chilling tale: Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah had gunned down his family, then shot himself...
...Some suggest the rebels' new audacity stems in part from the assassination of King Birendra and eight other members of the royal household by his son, Crown Prince Dipendra on June 1. The late King did not use the army against the insurgents, leading to speculation that he had reached an unofficial understanding with the rebels, which ended with his death. Others claim that with the Maoists' political leaders abroad, military commanders have gained the upper hand. "The guerrilla wing has become stronger and the political wing has become weaker," says Yubaraj Ghimire, editor-in-chief of the Nepali-language...
...patricide, matricide, fratricide and regicide in Nepal revealed a personal streak of sheer selfishness in the alleged assassin, Crown Prince Dipendra, as well as his utter disregard for the national interest. This tragedy illustrates the dangers of chronic indulgence by parents. Some in Nepal will not accept that such an act could be done by a son, or by a crown prince. But history and real life show that it is all too possible. Others with a penchant for conspiracy theories will not accept the certainties that come from a straightforward expose of the facts. The legacy of the Prince...
...walking steadily, to finish the job?as he would do several times. This time, he shot two uncles and his aunt, among others, and left the room again. Cousin Paras was in a corner of the billiards room, in front of a group of princesses. After a minute, Dipendra returned. He strode up to the five wounded or dead relatives, including the King, and fired at them again, at point-blank range, and then targeted his sister Shruti as she bent over her injured husband. The final time, he left and returned to pump bullets into those he had already...
...Many Nepalis won't want to believe this version of events for a complex mix of reasons. Few can understand why a dutiful son would murder his parents and relatives?even over a disapproved marriage plan, the prevailing theory?and Dipendra was known for self-restraint, while his cousin Paras was the allegedly hotheaded one. Suspicions run deep over the fact that the King, Queen, the Crown Prince and his younger brother died, changing the line of succession to another family branch. "There is only one truth and people will have to believe it," says Damodar Gautam, Nepal's former...