Nepalese Royal Massacre

October 04, 2022 / Niall Cooper

8.7: NEPALESE ROYAL MASSACRE

Did Crown Prince Dipendra single-handedly nearly wipe out his entire dynasty, the Shahs, who had ruled in Nepal for centuries? Did he really murder in cold blood his parents and siblings? If so, why? No solid motive was ever uncovered.

Maybe he was a patsy, a pawn in someone else’s game. Or could he have been a victim framed to look like the perpetrator?

And who stood to really benefit from one of the bloodiest moments in Nepal’s modern history?

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