01/06/2024
Nepalese Royal Massacre
The Nepalese royal massacre occurred on 1 June 2001, at a house on the grounds of the Narayanhity Royal Palace, the residence of the Nepalese monarchy. Nine members of the royal family were killed in a mass shooting during a party or monthly reunion dinner of the royal family in the house. The dead included King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aishwarya. A government-appointed inquiry team named Crown Prince Dipendra as perpetrator of the massacre.Dipendra slipped into a coma after shooting himself.
The Narayanhity Royal Palace, former home of the Royal Family. Following the abdication of the king and the founding of a republic, the building and its grounds have been turned into a museum.
LocationNarayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, NepalDate1 June 2001
(19 Jestha 2058 B.S.)
Around 21:00 (UTC+05:45k)TargetThe Nepalese Royal Family
King Birendra of Nepal
Attack type
Regicide, mass murder, mass shootingWeaponsColt M16A2 rifleH&K MP5K 9mm submachine gunFranchi SPAS-12 shotgunGlock 19 9mm pistolDeaths10 (including the perpretrator)Injured5
Later, upon his father's death, Dipendra was declared King of Nepal while in a coma. He died in hospital three days after the massacre without regaining consciousness. Birendra's brother, Gyanendra, became king after the death of his nephew King Dipendra.