Dolakha, Charikot 
Seven people are arrested including proprietors of two private schools in Dolakha on 9th June in an accusation of evangelizing by distributing hand book of children (biblical) story.
Alleged are Prakash Pradhan; principal of Mout Valley boarding school, Bimal Shahi: principal of Modern Nepal School and some of the staff of Teach Nepal: a Christian organization working in the religious ministry. Both Pradhan and Shahi are Christian by faith and organizes extra curriculum activities for their students as a part of their teachings. Staff of Teach Nepal are: Banita Dangol, Balkrishna Rai, Philip Tamang, Kiran Dahal, Bhim Bahadur Tamang . Police has also seized one vehicle used by them. Including both schools, it is estimated that at least 885 students were distributed hankerchip and hand book named “A great Story”.
Police is preparing to file a case against alleged for committing act of religious conversion by preaching to young school children prohibited by the article 26 (3) of Nepalese constitution 2015.
What does article 26 (3) under the right to religious freedom says? (3) While exercising the right as provided for by this Article, no person shall act or make others act in a manner which is contrary to public health, decency and morality, or behave or act or make others act to disturb public law and order situation, or convert a person of one religion to another religion, or disturb the religion of other people. Such an act shall be punishable by law.
It has been informed that alleged are force to make verbal commitment not to repeat same act in the future so that they will be freed by tomorrow morning. An emergency meeting of Nepal Christian Society held in Kathmandu has taken this incident seriously. A group is heading to Dolakha early tomorrow while another group is trying to visit government official at home ministry. A prayer meeting has been called at the same time.
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