Recent incidents of bombing, set firing and arresting Christians in Nepal

St. Joseph church at Kohalpur set on fire on 4th of May 018 An unidentified group set fire to St Joseph Catholic church of Kohalpur , Nepaljung,  set on fire on  Friday night of 4th of May 018.  According to the member of Assumption church of Jawalkhel, nearly at 1:00 AM an unidentified group with arms entered in the premises of church, they threatened Father Promod Toppo and set fire. To collect the information Bishop of Catholic church  Paul Siimik and Director of Caritas Nepal Father Silash Bogoti has moved to Nepaljung on 5th of May 018  Six Christians, arrested at Terathum (10-May 018) On 10th of May 018, six Christian people, who were on way preaching, were arrested in Aathrai Sankranti Bazaar, Terathum district. Among them, Mr. Dinesh Subba , Asish Subba, Dipak Subba and Mantula Dhimal are from Jhapa district, Mr. Bhupal Rai from Sikkim and Mrs. Pawan Rai from West Bengal India.  According to the Police authority, they were on way preaching on Wednesday 9th of May 018 using Indian plate vehicle. Fire was set at Hebron church at Panchthar (10 May 018) Hebron church, located at Himhang Village Palika ward no. 6 in Panchthar district, province # 1  was set on fire in morning  of 10 May 018, Thursday.  At 4:00 AM, some unidentified intruders entered inside the church hall with breaking windowpane, set fire and ran out. Nearby people after noticing the fire (smoke raise) on the church informed to the Police authority.   So the Police personnel jointly with the local people put off the fire according to Raj Lowa, the local inhabitant.  The fire consumed the carpet and some furniture in the church hall.  A Bomb was blasted at Mahima Chruch of Dhangadi  (10 Ma 018) On 12 of May 018, a bomb was blast inside Mahima church of Dhangadi sub-metro ward no 4 Taranagar.  According to Pastor Birendra Kariya , around at 11:00 PM unidentified group broke the windowpane and put cooker bomb (IED), after blasting the bomb they ran off.  The blast damaged some wardrobe, tables and furniture and three windowpanes, however there is no any human casualties.   The Police personnel arrived  after the bomb blast and made physical investigation, the District Administration Office, Dhangadi has committed to investigate the criminal group. Emmanuel church was set on fire at Doti (12 May 018) On 12 of May, Emmanuel church of Joryal Village Palilka, ward no 2 Buder, Doti was set on fire by unidentified group.   On the telephonic interview of Turahi News, Pastor Syam Thapa said that an unidentified group came at 10:00 PM and set fire at the main entrance of the Church causing damage of 2 Lakhs of loss, however there is no any human casualty.  He called the police authority after seeing the huge smoke at the church. Immediately the police authority of Buder arrived and put off the fire.   The police authority of Buder is investigating the case  Fire set on Emmnuael Prathna Church of Kanchanpur  (12 May 018) On 12 of May 018, Emmanuel Prathna church of Krishnapur municipality ward no 2,  Kanchanpur district  was set on fire by an unidentified group. According to the information of Pastor Dhirendra Rana, an unidentified group trespassed the church premises on Friday night and set fire.  He discovered the incident only on the next day (Saturday) at 8:00 AM when he opened the church- hall to conduct the Sunday school class.  The fire destroyed the floor carpet, furniture and chairs, it was estimated that nearly a Lakhs of property was damaged by that incident.   Source Turahai news, (Christian online news)