Prince Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 6 November 1978 – 1 June 2001) was a Prince of Nepal, younger brother of Prince Dipendra, who was responsible for the Nepalese royal massacre, in which Nirajan and other royals were killed at a dinner in 2001. Nirajan was next in line to the throne after Dipendra. Education and interests He was educated at Budhanilkantha School, Kathmandu and Eton College and had a degree of B.B.A. from Kathmandu College of Management. He was interested in sports, especially swimming. Name Nirajan means "One without fault; perfect in all forms". Death Nirajan was among the victims of the Nepalese royal massacre on 1 June 2001 along with his father, mother, sister, brother and other close royal relatives. Honours National Honours Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of King Birendra (31/01/1997). Ancestry References 1977 births 2001 deaths 2001 murders in Asia Deaths by firearm in Nepal Nepalese murder victims Nepalese princes People educated at Eton College People murdered in Nepal Murdered royalty Fratricides Nepalese Hindus