Kathmandu:
Nepal's former crown prince Paras Shah reportedly opened fire in the air after a heated argument with the daughter and son-in-law of Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala at a jungle resort in the country.
According to a close associate of Sujata, the firing took place at Tiger Tops Resort at Chitawan National Park in southern Nepal.
It is learnt that Shah had a verbal argument with Melanie, Sujata's daughter and her husband Subel Chaudhary, a Bangladeshi national, Sunday night.
Paras, 39, notorious for his flamboyant lifestyle and arrogance in the past, opened fire in the air for five times accusing that Sujata's father Girija Prasad Koirala had hatched conspiracy to abolish monarchy.
Shah claimed that he fired a round in air after being provoked by a Bangladeshi and an Indian citizen, the Republica reported.
Former Prime Minister Koirala had played key role in abolishing the 240 year old monarchy in May 2008.
Both Chaudhary couple and Paras along with some of his friends were staying in the same resort and they had heated arguments before the firing occurred, a source close to Koirala said on condition of anonymity.
No one was injured in the incident and later the security personnel had to intervene to stop the quarrel, the source said.
When contacted, Nepal Police spokesman Bigyan Raj Sharma said that he has no information about the incident and they were trying to find out the truth.
Sujata, who was in Singapore reportedly telephoned Home Minister Bhim Rawal to look into the matter and take legal action against Paras, according to The Kathmandu Post.