Kathmandu, Sept. 23 -- When Samrat joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Gurukul in Kathmandu as a school bus driver, he believed he was serving a higher divine purpose. His wife joined him, serving at the institution's restaurant as a cook, while both of their children were enrolled as students in the residential Gurukul-the Bhaktivedanta Gurukul Institute in Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu.

"I was completely dedicated, believing that bhakti-devotion-is everything," said Samrat. At the family's request, the Post is using pseudonyms to identify the father and the children to protect their privacy. "I didn't have the slightest doubt that any harm or wrongdoing would come to my child at the institute," Samrat added.

The sch...