Any publicity now, for this appeal for funds, is appreciated.
The Allegheny County Jail is ready to release the body.
The priority is the disposition of his body, whether it is sent to Nepal or cremated here based on ongoing consultation with the family. Sending the body back is estimated at $15,000 and we have only about $9,000 of the collection for his defense. Shiva came from humble means and is survived by ill parents, whom he supported, and a young child. He had been working here just under two years and had not saved any significant amount. Any excess will be sent to the parents.
Chicagoland Nepali Pariwar is collecting and managing the funds from the CNP account.
I would like to thank all the donors to date and hope that we can achieve this simple humanitarian task.
For donating to Shiva Acharya's fund.
Visit the CNP website www.cnpariwar.org and there is a Paypal link to send funds.
Account details :
Chicagoland Nepali Pariwar NFP
TCF Bank
Acct #: 5867324877
Routing Number: 271 972 572
Mail checks to (takes three days)
2835 W. Fargo
Chicago, IL 60645
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For those new to this e-mail list, the news account links below may help fill in the blanks. Due to circumstances of the case we had, since September, restricted any mailings to those who had a more complete understanding of his circumstances and condition.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08349/935179-100.stm?cmpid=MOSTEMAILEDBOX
http://www.nepalipost.com/nepali/samachar.php?nid=7280
Sharda
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