Other reports Monday said Rana remained in Nepal but had left Kathmandu. The Horizon newspaper said yesterday 40 bullets had been taken from the bodies of both Prince Nirajan and King Birendra. Other theories circulating include one that Dipendra killed his family over a disagreement on the future of the role of the royal family. In 1990, King Birendra agreed to take a constitutional role in the wake of a popular movement that introduced parliamentary democracy. But his son was suspected of pushing to return Nepal to an absolute monarchy system.
Monarchs have little formal power in Nepal, but public criticism is taboo.
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