The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001, at a house in the grounds of the Narayanhity Royal Palace, then the residence of the Nepalese monarchy. The government declared that the heir to the throne, Prince Dipendra, killed nine members of his family and himself. However, the majority of citizens in Nepal condemned and disapproved the press conference issued, which referred to the Late Prince Dipendra as a mass murderer. The dead included King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya. Prince Dipendra became de jure King of Nepal upon his father's death and died whilst in a coma three days after the act. There are claims like that of a junior army staff deputed at the Narayanhiti Palace that Dipendra was already dead before being declared as the King. Gyanendra became king after the massacre along with the sentiment in Nepal disapproving prince Dipendra as the murderer.
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