US cop laughed over death of Indian student killed by patrol car

14 September,2023 08:42 AM IST |  hou  |  Agencies

Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in January after she was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave

A photo of Kandula displayed with flowers where she was killed. Pic/AP


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.

Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in January after she was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave. He was driving at more than 119 kmph on the way to a report of an overdose, the Seattle Times newspaper reported.

In bodycam footage released on Monday by the Seattle Police Department, Officer Daniel Auderer - the vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild - was on a call with the guild's president, Mike Solan. He laughed several times, saying at one point, "Yeah, just write a cheque. Eleven thousand dollars. She was 26 anyway. She had limited value."

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