Appeal over asylum death

A FUNDRAISING appeal to fly home the body of an asylum seeker who died after setting himself alight at an immigration centre was launched yesterday.

The Scotsman revealed how Uddhav Bhandari, a Nepalese national living in Edinburgh, doused himself in petrol and torched himself before a hearing in Glasgow earlier this month. The 40-year-old died on 18 March.

Positive Action in Housing is trying to raise about £4,000 because his family in Nepal cannot afford the funeral and airline costs.

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Last updated: 29-Mar-07 01:44 BST