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Nepal's Gurung Returns as Home Minister, Orders New Royal Massacre Probe

Sudhan Gurung, a Gen-Z leader and re-appointed Home Minister of Nepal, arrives at the ministry to take charge for the second time in less than two months in Kathmandu, Nepal, on June 9, 2026. Gurung, who resigned from the post in April following his connection to a controversial businessman, returns as Home Minister. He announces a new investigation initiative as part of his four major policy decisions aimed at reforming national security and addressing unresolved high-profile cases, stating that ''every criminal file in the country will now be reopened.'' Gurung also mentions that further investigation into the Narayanhiti Royal Palace incident of June 1, 2001, will proceed by reviewing previous reports. The event, known as the Royal Massacre, resulted in the deaths of the entire family of then-King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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