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on 30-Jun-01 12:57 AM
Princess Shoba Shahi (King Birendra’s youngest sister, now recuperating in hospital). “It was our normal Third Friday gathering. No argument, no discussion it was just a gathering. He (Dipendra) had served drinks and then gone to fetch Mummy (Queen Mother)…After chatting with our mothers we all drifted towards the Billiard Room. The crown prince was not there. Dhirendra told me that four people had taken him (Dipendra) to his room. Then we entered the Billiard Room. A while later, he (Dipendra) appeared in combat clothes (sobs), he had a big gun. He did not talk, all of us were there, and there was the sound of gunshots…We did not think that he intended to kill, we thought the gun had gone off by mistake. Birendra dai fell. I went and held him. Rajeev also came and helped. I couldn’t tell where he was hit… Birendra dai tried to get up. And he was holding a… I said leave this and snatched it. The magazine came out and I threw it away. Sometime later there was a bang, Sani diju (Princess Shanti) came running in. There was a shot from outside and my maili bhauju (middle sister-in-law, Queen Komal) fell, then I saw that Gorakh had been hit. He (Dipendra) was still coming in and Dhirendra said ‘Babu, that’s enough’. He had just finished saying that when he was shot. Immediately after Dai (King Birendra) fell, Sruti came saying “Bua, Buba”, but seeing her husband she said “Eh ba timilai pani lagyo?” (You have also been hit?”) and rushed towards him….Then she fell. After shooting bhai (Dhirendra) he shot his sister. After that he shot His Majesty again and he fell…actually he killed him that third time.”
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