Dal Singh Thapa () was a leader of the

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ; Abbreviation, abbr. NC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Nepal, political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country ...

. He was involved in the 1961 bombing against

King Mahendra Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 11 June 1920 – 31 January 1972) was King of Nepal from 13 March 1955 until his death in 1972. He led the 1960 Nepal coup d'état, 1960 coup d'état, in which he dismissed the government, jailed other political ...

, and was sentenced to death; this sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. His friend

Durgananda Jha Durgananda Jha () was a Nepalese democratic fighter who attempted to assassinate King Mahendra of Nepal in January 1962 (9 Magh 2018 BS) in Janakpur in southeastern Nepal. Durga was captured after he threw a bomb on a motor-vehicle carrying the ...

, who was caught with him in the bombing, was hanged. After his father and mother were killed in their home, reportedly by member of the

Armed Police Force The Nepalese Armed Police Force (APF) is a land force tasked with counter-insurgency operations in Nepal. It functions as a semi-military wing, and occupies a sort of dual role as both military and law enforcement. Service is voluntary and ...

, he stayed with

Subarna Shamsher Rana Subarna Shamsher Rana () (1910 – 9 November 1977) was a leading figure in the movement to overthrow the ruling Rana oligarchy and to establish democracy in Nepal. He was one of the three leaders of the Nepali Congress in the late 1940s, oppos ...

and got into politics. He also was an advisor of the late

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (; 8 September 1914 – 21 July 1982), better known as B. P. Koirala (), was a Nepali revolutionary, political leader, and writer. He was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He led the Nepali Congress ...

and is known for his fight for democracy, spending 21 years in prison.नेपाली कांग्रेसको इतिहास

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"Janakpur Bomb Incidence – 1961 AD""Nepal - A deepening human rights crisis"

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Nepali Congress politicians from Madhesh Province Nepalese prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Nepal Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the National Assembly (Nepal) {{Nepal-politician-stub