A policeman in Nepal has been punished for preaching the Gospel at a public, multi-faith religious gathering earlier this month, MorningStar said.
Dilip Bhadur Gurung, a constable with the Nepali Armed Force Police (NAFP), was on three-month leave when on October 2 from he spoke at the public gathering in Gulmi.
Gurung was arrested in Palpa the following day and sent back to his department in Tanau.
A source who requested anonymity told Morning Star News his superiors there have decided to withhold his departmental promotion for five years as punishment.
Another source said authorities are employing a double standard.
“It is a kind of injustice – if he was talking about Hinduism or Buddhism, he would not have faced any problem,” Pastor B.P. Khanal, head of The Lord’s Assembly and a social activist said, told Morning Star News.
“Taking the name of Jesus is risky in public-speaking; it is an offense against the law. People are biased and are looking for an opportunity to arrest Christians.”
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