Paras was considered to be a reliable witness by the investigators if not in the eyes of the people. His previous involvement in two murders and countless other incidents of hooliganism and mayhem resulted in six hundred thousand people petitioning the King. But his version was accepted by the investigators and has since passed into history.
Gyanendra just happened to be absent that night or he would not have been able to so rapidly ascend to the throne without honoring the customary period of mourning in such cases. In 2005 Gyanendra dismissed the democratically elected government and assumed total control, adding fuel to the fire of the people’s war that continued to rage across the country.
His authority lasted another bloody year until a massive uprising of the people forced him to step down.
Nepali people traditionally believed their kings to be reincarnated gods but the seven years of bad luck that followed the shattered mirror of the Shah Dynasty from that night is now almost over and the King has today been giving his marching orders. Long live the Republic.
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