Nepal PM's Husband Critical, Airlifted to Delhi; 53-Year-Old Hijacking Past Revealed

• Durga Prasad Subedi, husband of Nepal's interim PM Sushila Karki, is critically ill and being brought to Delhi for treatment.
• Admitted to Kathmandu's Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, his condition for UTI, low sodium, and abdominal issues has not improved.
• Subedi was involved in Nepal's first plane hijacking on June 10, 1973, to fund an armed struggle against the monarchy.
• The hijacking, masterminded by Girija Prasad Koirala, targeted 3 million Nepali Rupees on a Royal Nepal Airlines plane, landing in Forbesganj, Bihar.
• Subedi and Sushila Karki met and studied at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi.

Why It Matters: Nepal PM's husband, Durga Prasad Subedi, critically ill and airlifted to Delhi, has a revolutionary past including Nepal's first plane hijacking.