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An investigation has been launched against Seattle police union leaders after an officer was recorded on his body camera appearing to joke about the death
Jaahnavi Kandula who hailed from Andhra Pradesh was pursuing a master’s degree from the Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union. | World News
A bodycam footage of a police officer joking about the death of a 23-year-old Indian student after she was struck by a speeding police patrol car earlier this year in Seattle has prompted India to raise the matter strongly with the US authorities for a thorough investigation and action against those guilty in the case.
The Biden administration has promised a swift investigation into the death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in Seattle and to bring the responsible police officers to justice. The US government took action after India's Ambassador to the US raised the issue at the highest level. Kandula was killed when she was struck by a speeding police car driven by Officer Kevin Dave.
Seattle (US): The alleged remarks of an American cop over the death of an Indian student, Jaahnavi Kandula, revealed in a viral video, has triggered massive outrage. The 23-year-old student of Northeastern University was hit by a patrol car driven by police officer Kevin Dave in Seattle and her body was, reportedly, thrown some 100 feet away.