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Kathmandu Sunday June 10, 2001 Jestha 28, 2058.
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Probe
committee visits Army Hospital
Post Report
KATHMANDU, June 9 - The two-members high level
committee formed to investigate the Royal massacre, in its second day of investigation on
Saturday visited the Army Hospital at Chhauni and interviewed the Royalties and their
relatives receiving treatment there, sources said.
According to reports Chief Justice Keshab Prasad Upadhyay
and Speaker Taranath Ranabhat visited the Birendra Army Hospital, Chauni, and spent 5-6
hours there.
Besides, questioning the royalties, the committee members
also interviewed the doctors, nurses and examined all the medical reports, said the
source.
The injured Royalties and relatives still being treated in
the hospital include Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, Princess Shova Shahi,
the sister of King Gynendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Kumar Gorakh Sumshere Rana, husband of
late Princess Shruti and Ketaki Chester, daughter of late Prince Basundhara and Princess
Helen Shah.
Though the committee is said to be working on a
war-footing, it is unlikely to complete the investigation by tomorrow, when the official
deadline completes. "If the committee thinks that the report will not be completed by
tomorrow, it will request the King for extension," said a source close to the
committee. The committee was in its office at Parliament Secretariat till late night
today. The committee is expected to work till midnight today.
The committee initially had three members including the
leader of the main opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal who was nominated by King Gyanendra Bir
Bikram Shah Dev on Monday. But the committee was crippled after the resignation of Nepal.
Instead of Tuesday, as initially supposed, the committee started its work from Friday.
On Friday the committee inspected the massacre scene at the
Royal Palace and reportedly interviewed some of the eyewitnesses including Prince Paras
Shah. The committee members worked for more than 16 hours on Friday and have reportedly
left home at 5 am this morning.
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