LAFAYETTE – The family of late Purdue University student Varun Chheda is asking Hoosiers to honor his memory by donating to the Riley Children’s Foundation.
Chheda, 20, was killed Monday by his roommate, 22-year-old Ji Min Shain, at McCutcheon Hall on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. He was a senior data science major and a 2020 graduate of Park Tudor School in Indianapolis.
Several members of the Purdue community set up GoFundMe pages to help Chheda’s family cover funeral costs, but his family has asked people to contribute to Riley Children’s Foundation in lieu of donations.
Hoosiers can give directly through a fundraiser page on the Riley Children’s Foundation website created by Purdue sophomore Trina Makalintal. All of the money collected will go directly to the foundation.
