"Thapa did not commit suicide." That is almost certain. There are credible rumours that the shooting of innocent villagers was done on purpose to terrorise the people of Nagarkot and to test the intensity of protest. It was kind of a test case by the RNA just as Rhitik Roshan kand and post-Iraq arson in the past. These things are done occaisonally by royal-military intelligence. After his duty was over, poor Thapa was elliminated by his minder from the royal-military intelligence.