newlynew,
What Shiva Acharya did was a crime, no doubt about that. And the criminal side of him should be discouraged. But you have to understand that he didnt plan to murder the man. He probably was already having some problem in his personal/professional life or was mentally unstable, and the accident pushed him to the edge. Only he and he is to blame for that and he is guilty and needs punishment. I am sure Samsara means the same.

But he definitely didn't deserve a death just coz of that crime he did. He wasn't a professional murderer or anything like that, and after he got his cool- I am sure he regretted what he did. Just some moral support might have given him a different view to life, and he could have fought out of the misery and hopefully become a better man.

Here at Sajha and in general, we Nepali have the habit of prasing or bashing someone to extreme for some reason. In reality though, no person is that great and no person is that bad either. It all about circumstances of life, and given enough hope and support I am sure even the weakest or the most evil person on earth can change for better.