Paras Shah was unpopular among Nepalis for his drunken antics Police in Nepal say they are investigating an incident in which the former Crown Prince of Nepal, Paras Shah, fired his gun at a jungle resort.
The former heir to the now abolished throne was reportedly drunk, and threatened relatives of the deputy prime minister who were staying there.
Son of ex-King Gyanendra, Mr Shah was unpopular among Nepalis for his drunken antics and playboy lifestyle.
His cousin shot dead nine family members before killing himself in 2001.
An official inquiry blamed Prince Dipendra for the royal massacre which shocked Nepal and the world.
The 39-year-old Mr Shah moved to Singapore with his family in 2008.
Reports say that he fired a gun in the air after an argument with the daughter and son-in-law of Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister, Sujata Koirala, at a well-known jungle resort on Sunday.
He was reportedly drinking when the incident occurred.
"We are investigating the case. The government has also formed a commission. I am sure the government will take appropriate action as nobody is above the law," Kathmandu police chief Ramesh Kharel told the BBC.
The Himalayan Times online quoted Mr Shah as admitting that he had fired into the air "in a fit of anger".
"I fired a shot in air from my pistol in a fit of anger as I could not bear the insult of myself and the country," Mr Shah was quoted as saying.
He said the incident was prompted by "derogatory remarks" against him, his family and Nepal by "two foreign nationals".
Mr Shah, who suffered from a heart attack two years ago, moved to Singapore with his family, reportedly for medical treatment and for his children, whose education was being disrupted by constant strikes and traffic problems in Nepal.
He was a controversial and unpopular figure who had been at the centre of a number of scandals.
Last year he spoke out on the 2001 royal massacre in which his cousin killed nine family members before killing himself.
He said his cousin Prince Dipendra was angry at a failed arms deal, and also unhappy at his family's rejection of his choice of bride.
Mr Shah said a second motive for Prince Dipendra was his anger King Birendra's decision to end absolute monarchy in Nepal.
He had also dismissed the notion that Prince Dipendra was drunk or that he had shot his family - his parents, the King and Queen of Nepal and seven other royals - on impulse.
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