A/55/280 condemned by the majority community and the media. Update on the Graham Staines murder case and the rape of nuns in Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh (allegation) The report of the one-man commission of inquiry referred to in subparagraph (iii) above was submitted to the Government in June 1999. The report, along with the action taken report, was laid before both Houses of Parliament in November/December 1999. As per the finding of the inquiry, one Dara Singh was responsible for the murder of the late Graham Staines and his two sons. He was arrested by the state police on 31 January 2000 and is in judicial custody. The Central Bureau of Investigations inquiry is also progressing concurrently. With regard to the rape of nuns at Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh, which took place on 22/23 September 1998, a case was registered under the Indian Penal Code against 26 persons who were found to be involved. Of the accused, 22 have been arrested and four are at large. A magisterial inquiry has also been conducted by the state government. Christian girls and women have become the main target of Hindu militants (allegation) This allegation is baseless and unfounded. Incident on 30 June 1999 in Mumbai of vandalism against the Sacred Heart School at Worli by suspected Shiv Sena activists (allegation) The details in respect of the incident of 30 June 1999 at the Sacred Heart School at Worli, Mumbai, are being collected from the Government of Maharashtra and will be sent as soon as received. Incident on 2 September 1999 in which a Catholic priest, Father Arul Doss, was reportedly murdered by suspected Hindu militants (allegation) Father Arul Doss was murdered in the village of Jamubani in Mayurbhanj District of Orissa on the night of 1-2 September 1999 by a group of about 15 persons. The Government of Orissa have informed that nine of the accused 18 persons have been arrested and efforts are under way to seize the remaining culprits. It has been alleged that Dara Singh, the prime suspect in the Graham Staines murder case, who has since been arrested, was also involved in this crime. However, the truth will be known after the investigation is completed. Incident on 8 October 1999 in the town of Dahod, Gujarat, in which Christian leaders from the Filadelfia Fellowship Church were reportedly attacked by Hindu militants (allegation) According to available reports, four Christian priests, including one British, were arrested by the Dahod (Gujarat) police on charges of using abusive language against Hindu gods and motivating the tribal people to embrace Christianity at a musical programme organized at the Freeland Ganj locality of Dahod town. The programme was reportedly organized under the banner of World Vision. The priests were later released on bail. As such, no atrocity was committed against members of the Christian community in this case. Actions which may incite to communal disharmony or create a law and order problem are offences under Indian law. India is a multiracial and multi-religious society and the tone of its policy is set in the preamble to the Constitution itself, which provides for a secular, democratic republic securing to all citizens justice, liberty, equality and fraternity without any discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, creed, sex and ethnic origin, etc. There are equal opportunities for all and members of various communities have lived and continue to live in harmony. The right to freedom of religion is enshrined under article 25 of the Constitution and the rights of minorities are protected under articles 26 to 30. Further, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is exclusively responsible for the development and welfare of minorities. The National Commission for Minorities has been set up to look into the interests of minorities under the administrative charge of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The Minorities Cell functioning within the Ministry of Home Affairs addresses complaints of atrocities against minorities.