Kathmandu, Aug. 11: Former king Gyanendra’s son-in-law, Raj Bahadur Singh, has fled Nepal after his brush with the law last week that got him handcuffed and cooling his heels inside a police cell.
Singh, a commoner who became a celebrity overnight in 2003 as well as a power to reckon with after his marriage to King Gyanendra’s daughter, princess Prerana, hastily took off for Singapore on Sunday after hitting the headlines for being arrested by the police from his own nightclub for drunken and disorderly conduct on Saturday.
The 34-year-old chose to grab the first flight that was available though it involved a detour through Bangkok as he was anxious to escape the anger of his ex-royal relatives, the Jana Aastha weekly reported on Wednesday.
The tabloid said deposed king Gyanendra and his son, former crown prince Paras, received a shock when they learnt about Singh’s escapade from the dailies.