Nepali aristocrat linked to royal massacre to marry Indian

Rana, who also has links with India's aristocratic Scindia family, fled Nepal soon after the bloodbath in which a drunken Dipendra shot his parents, King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya, and seven other members of the royal family before killing himself.

Unofficial reports said the crown prince's shooting spree was probably triggered by his parents' opposition to his plans to marry Rana, whose family had been at loggerheads with the kingdom's monarchy.