Rs 1.8m for kin of dead student in UK

POKHARA, Aug 18: The family of Amit Baruwal, a Nepali student who died in UK in June, has been provided with a relief of Rs 1.8 million Saturday. Amrit who hailed from Majhphant VDC-7 of Parbat was pursuing a postgraduate degree in business management at South London College.



He drowned in the sea on June 19 while on vacation in Brighton with his friends. [break]The managing director of South London College, Rajan Kandel, handed over the money to Amrit´s father Surat Bahadur Baruwal on Saturday.



The money was collected through contribution from the college, and Nepalis living in the UK. Amrit had gone to the UK around two and a half years ago.



"My son flew to the UK for further studies with a Rs 1.2 million loan. We did not have any source to pay back the loan. Now I will pay back with the help of the relief money," Surat Bahadur said.



According to Amrit´s matarnal uncle Dambar Bahadur Gharti Chhetri, the family was not able to bring Amrit´s body to Nepal to give a proper funeral in the lack of money. His last rites were performed in the UK itself with the help of Nepalis living in UK, Chhetri informed.

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