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Paras of Nepal (b. 30 December 1971) is the current 2001 , Paras was present at the royal palace when the then Crown Prince Dipendra reportedly went on a killing spree, murdering King Birendra and most of the Royal Family before dying of wounds 3 days later. Gyanendra , who had held the title of King of Nepal briefly during the 1950s, was again crowned King. Paras, as Gyanendra's only son, became the Crown Prince. The fact that Paras was the only member of the Royal family present to survive the massacre unscathed has led to a popular belief that he was the true perpetrator of the crime. He attended Luther College in the United States , but did not matriculate.

Paras married Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on January 25, 2000. They have three children:
  • Princess Yuvarajkumari Purnika Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (Born: December 11, 2000, Kathmandu)

  • Prince Nava Yuvaraj Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (Born: July 30, 2002, Kathmandu)

  • Princess Yuvarajkumari Kritika Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah (Born: October 16, 2003, Kathmandu)



ALLEGATIONS OF HOMICIDE


  • Case of vehicular homicide:

    • Musician Praveen Gurung was struck dead after being hit by a vehicle driven by Paras. Preceding the incident, Gurung had slapped Paras for manhandling a woman. According to newspaper reports, on the night of August 6th, 2000, a Sunday, Paras was harassing a woman for sexual favours in the X-Zone Disco, a Discotheque where Mr. Gurung worked. The woman refused and nobody came to help her except Gurung. Humiliated, a drunken Paras Shah allegedly killed Mr. Gurung in cold blood by running him over with his Pajero.

[http://www.peoplesreview.com.np/p-review/2000/08/24082000/paras.html] Street protests by students followed, with over 600,000 protestors signing a petition demanding that Paras be stripped of his title. The police investigated the incident, but no actions were taken by the police or the government. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1371524.stm]

  • Case of taxi driver homicide:

    • In another incident, Paras was accused of killing a taxidriver with his vehicle during a drug-fuelled excursion.



ALLEGATION OF ASSAULT


  • Alleged assault a policeman:

    • Paras has also accused of assaulting "a policeman with the butt of his automatic weapon after being stopped for drink-driving." {Link without Title}



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  Title Crown Prince Of Nepal
  Years 2001&ndash''present''
  Before Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah