Nepalese royal massacre

Nepalese royal massacre
The Narayanhiti Palace, former home of the royal family. Following the abolition of the monarchy, the building and its grounds have been turned into a museum.
Location27°42′56″N 85°19′12″E / 27.7156°N 85.32°E / 27.7156; 85.32
Tribhuvan Sadan, Narayanhiti Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Date1 June 2001 (2001-06-01)
(19 Jestha 2058 Nepal B.S.)
Around 21:00 (UTC+05:45)
TargetNepalese royal family
Attack type
Mass shooting, familicide, regicide, murder-suicide
Weapons
Deaths10 (including the perpetrator)
Injured5
PerpetratorDipendra of Nepal

The Nepalese royal massacre (also called Durbar Hatyakanda, दरबार हत्याकाण्ड) was a mass shooting which occurred on 1 June 2001 at the Narayanhiti Palace, the then-residence of the Nepali monarchy, resulting in the deaths of nine members of the royal family, including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya. A government-appointed inquiry team named Crown Prince Dipendra as the perpetrator of the massacre. Dipendra was declared king following the death of his parents but was comatose after shooting himself at the scene; he died in a hospital three days later without regaining consciousness. Birendra's brother Gyanendra then became king.

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