Dal Singh Thapa

Dal Singh Thapa (Nepali: दलसिंह थापा) was a leader of Nepali Congress. He was involved in the 1961 bombing against King Mahendra, and was sentenced to death; this sentence was later changed to life imprisonment. His friend Durgananda Jha was hanged who was caught with him in bombing. After his father and mother were killed in their home, reportedly by member of the Armed Police Force, he stayed with Subarna Shamsher Rana and got into politics. He also was an advisor of late Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and is known for his fight for democracy, staying 21 years in prison.