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Toronto, Jan 30 With their relatives in India deciding not to bring back their bodies back to the country, the four members of a Gujarati family who froze to death on January 19 while trying to enter the US illegally from Canada's Manitoba are likely to be cremated in Winnipeg.However, no decision has been taken yet.A gofundme to raise $70,000 for the victim family has almost hit the target amount.The bodies of the four family members - who have been identified after autopsies as Jagdish Patel, 39, his wife Vaishaliben Patel, 37, daughter Vihangi Patel, 11, and son Dharmik Patel, 3 - are currently lying in a morgue in Winnipeg.Jaswant Patel, a cousin of the deceased man in their native village Dingucha near Ahmedabad, said that the family wants their funerals to take place in Canada.The Indian High Commission in Ottawa, which is in touch with the victims' family in Gujarat, will take the final decision on the matter.As the Gujarati community of Winnipeg awaits a decision on the funerals, it held an online Shanti Path (prayer meeting) for the victim family on Saturday."Over 60 people joined us. We prayed for the family. Our local MP and the Mayor were among those who conveyed their condolences," said organiser Bhadresh Bhatt of the Hindu Sabha of Manitoba.Bhatt, who has been coordinating with the Indian High Commission since the tragedy came to light, said mission officials are in touch with the relatives in Gujarat of the victim family."Since the victim family has no relatives and friends in Winnipeg, the Indian High Commission will finally take a decision of the funerals - whether they will be held in Winnipeg," he said.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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