However he helped the Gyane for feb tekeover, may his soul rest in peace.... Satchit Shumshere dies at 74 Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, May 4 - Satchit Shumshere Rana, the former Chief of Army Staff and member of the outlawed Rajparisad has died. He was 74. Rana died of cancer Friday morning at the Army Hospital in Chhauni, Kathmandu. A key advisor to King Gyanendra, Rana, remained a controversial figure for defending the February1,2005 takeover. The High-Level Probe Commission in November last year, had recommended the government to take action against Rana for his role in bloody suppression of April's pro-democracy movement. He is survived by three daughters and one son.