Kathmandu – Facts have emerged indicating that land located at Jorpati-4, Kathmandu, Plot No. 11 under Kitta No. 4(Gha), which had been purchased through financial contributions from various donor organizations and individuals with the purpose of establishing Nepal’s first Bible Training Center for the Nepali Christian community, was ultimately sold secretly to the National Churches Fellowship Nepal (NCFN) instead of being transferred to the concerned institution.

The land was originally acquired for an organization called “Nepal Bible Ashram.” However, due to legal and political circumstances at the time, the institution could not immediately be formally registered, so the property was kept under the joint names of Mangalman Maharjan, Shanti Rana, and Ramesh Khatri.

Later, after an organization named “Nepal Dharma Bigyan” was officially registered, the three individuals reportedly provided written consent on 2007/05/08 (2064/01/25 B.S.) to transfer the land ownership to the institution without any objections or restrictions. This clearly suggests that the property was never intended for personal ownership but rather for institutional and donor-designated purposes.

However, subsequent developments have raised serious concerns regarding financial irregularities, breach of trust, and possible organized manipulation. According to available details, on 2011/07/25 (2068/04/09 B.S.), for the purpose of transferring the land registration and paying registration fees, Mangalman Maharjan allegedly provided NPR 400,000, Shanti Rana NPR 1,000,000, and Ramesh Khatri NPR 600,000 to National Churches Fellowship Nepal (NCFN) as a “loan,” totaling NPR 2 million.
The most serious concern is that the land, which was reportedly purchased using donor funds for “Nepal Bible Vidyashram” and later intended for “Nepal Dharma Bigyan,” was ultimately sold to National Churches Fellowship Nepal (NCFN) itself instead of being transferred to the intended institution.

Further suspicion has been raised by records showing a declared transaction value of NPR 32.6 million during the transfer deed registration process. If the land had indeed been acquired using donor funds for institutional and religious purposes, serious questions arise as to how it was sold as though it were privately owned property. Where did the proceeds from the sale go?

Who benefited from the transaction? Were the donors informed or not? These questions are now being raised with increasing seriousness.

This incident has created significant concerns within the Nepali Christian community regarding transparency, financial accountability, and institutional ethics. Legal experts state that if it is proven that property collected for religious and social purposes was sold through personal decisions, collusion, or misuse of influence, the matter could become subject to investigation under laws relating to abuse of authority, criminal breach of trust, fraudulent financial transactions, and organized fraud.

Demands are now growing for the concerned authorities to immediately investigate the actual source of funds used for the land purchase, donor contributions, institutional decision-making processes, the purpose of the NPR 2 million “loan,” the NPR 32.6 million transaction, and the ultimate use of the sale proceeds.

Allegations that property collected in the name of religious faith was sold in a non-transparent manner have now made the entire case a matter of concern for the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), the Department of Money Laundering Investigation, and the District Administration Office.