The woman allegedly at the heart of the bizarre murders of the king and queen of Nepal has influential Indian connections and may have fled Kathmandu for New Delhi, reports said Sunday. There are differing official statements about the killings Friday but the most prevalent version of events is that Crown Prince Dipendra allegedly gunned down his parents and other relatives because they objected to his plans to marry Devyani Rana, the woman he had fallen in love with. The Hindustan Times reported that Rana left grief-stricken Kathmandu for safety reasons on Saturday afternoon onboard a flight to New Delhi. Her uncle is Madhav Rao Scindia, leader of India's main opposition Congress party, and her aunt, Vasundra Raje Scindia, is a junior minister in Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's cabinet, the Indian Express Sunday reported. Her mother is Usha Raje Scindia, a member of a royal family from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Her father, former Nepal foreign and finance minister in Pashupati Rana, is descended from the Rana clan, the once powerful nobility which established a line of hereditary prime ministers in Nepal. Members of Nepal's royal Shah dynasty, including King Birendra and his two brothers, usually choose a spouse from the Rana line to ensure political peace in Nepal. According to this tradition, Dipendra, 29, and Devyani Rana, in her 20s, were a perfect match and made no secret of their relationship. They were often seen enjoying a romantic dinner at a pizza restarant near the royal palace in Kathmandu. Rana was reported to have initially been reluctant to marry the crown prince, although she later fell in love with him and agreed to the wedding.
But her Indian connections made her a less suitable candidate for marriage, according to the Express. "In Nepal, anti-India sentiment has often set the kingdom on fire and the last thing the royal family needed was a future queen with Indian blood in her veins," it reported. Dipendra is believed to have told his parents that he was determined to marry the woman he loved, but they threatened he would be never be king if he did so. This apparently led to Friday night's shooting. (Agencies) | 在尼泊尔全国人民的悲痛与愤怒声讨中，王储迪彭德拉的亲密爱人有可能已经离开尼泊尔，飞往印度首都新德里。 虽然到目前为止，对于星期五晚上发生惨案的原因，尼泊尔官方已经给出好几种不同的版本，其中最为流行的仍然是：王储爱上了一位前部长的女儿，但他的家人都表示坚决反对，心灰意冷的王储便开枪射杀了自己的父母和其他几位皇室成员，随后又想了结自己的生命。 这位被卷入漩涡中的姑娘名叫德维亚尼·拉娜（Devyani Rana），她并不是一般人想象的那种出身贫寒的灰姑娘，拉娜有着很深厚的家庭背景。 拉娜的母亲是来自印度中央邦省的一位皇室成员，叔叔是印度最主要的反对派政党的领袖，阿姨是印度瓦杰帕伊内阁中的一名部长。 她的父亲曾担任过尼泊尔的外交和财政部长，其家族是曾经显赫一时的拉娜部落的一支，并一度连续出现过好几位首相。 按照尼泊尔传统，沙王朝的皇族成员，包括国王比兰德拉和他的两个兄弟在内，都会从拉娜一族中挑选配偶，以保证政治上的平衡和稳定。因此，29岁的王储迪彭德拉同20岁的拉娜可以说是天作之合。 开始时，拉娜并不愿意嫁给这个大了自己9岁的男人。可是，当她同迪彭德拉不断接触后，两人间的感情越来越深。拉娜真的爱上了迪彭德拉，终于同意了王储的求婚。 事情发展到这里都还是那么的美好，可是，拉娜没有想到，正是她引以为豪的母系家族为她带来了灾难。 一直以来，尼泊尔与印度之间冲突不断，尼泊尔国内人民中的反印情绪非常严重。皇室最不愿意做的事情就是，迎娶一位有印度血统的皇后。 因此，当迪彭德拉向父母表明他深爱着拉娜，非卿不娶时，遭到了来自各方的反对。国王和王后威胁他说，如果迪彭德拉一意孤行，他们将不会把王位传给他。在事业与爱人之间无法抉择的王储，最后只能带着绝望，走上了毁灭自己和他人的道路。
(中国日报网站小凤）
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Updated: 2001-06-04 01:00
