Two decades ago, he backed a civil war that killed over 17,000 people and helped bring down the crown. Today, he’s the loudest voice calling for its return. Who’s Durga Prasai and why did he flee Nepal?
The man who once smuggled armed Maoists in milk vans through Nepal’s eastern flatlands is now a fugitive “hiding in India” — his black SUV abandoned in a village ditch just 20-odd km from the border.
Durga Prasai, the healthcare baron who financed rebels and established hospitals, is now broadcasting his fury from hiding, his voice ringing through TikTok videos, Instagram reels and bootleg YouTube clips.
