At the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) located in Budhanilkantha Municipality–5 of Kathmandu, Suraj Krishna Shrestha was arrested on June 14 on charges of physically and mentally abusing children. He was arrested for an investigation into offences related to child abuse, according to the police.
Details of the abuse at ISKCON were made public on social media by victims and informed individuals. After the details of the incident were made public on social media, a monitoring team from India arrived in Nepal. An investigation into child-related offences has been initiated against the arrested Shrestha. He was arrested after children filed complaints claiming they had been abused.