Outrage in U.S. over death of Indian student; U.S. assures prompt action and investigation
1 year, 6 months ago

Outrage in U.S. over death of Indian student; U.S. assures prompt action and investigation

The Hindu  

The Biden administration has assured the Indian government of a quick investigation into the death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in Seattle after being struck by a speeding police patrol car and bringing to justice the police officers who were responsible for it. The U.S. government swung into action after India’s Ambassador to the U.S., Taranjit Singh Sandhu, strongly raised the issue at the highest level in Washington and sought prompt action on the killing of Kandula, and the highly insensitive behaviour of the police officer in Seattle in Washington State. “We recognise that Jaahnavi's death is a loss for our whole community – the loss of a young woman who had so much life ahead of her to do amazing things and share that joy with loved ones,” Mr. Harrell said in his communication to the Kandula family. Expressing his deepest condolences to the Kandula family, Harrell said the “community is heartbroken and mourns alongside your family, friends and everyone who shared the privilege of knowing” her.

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Police Officer Who Fatally Struck Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula Fired
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Police Officer Who Fatally Struck Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula Fired

ABP News  

In a significant development, a Seattle police officer who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 when the patrol vehicle he was driving struck her, has been fired from the police department, officials said. In bodycam footage released by the Seattle Police Department, Auderer was heard laughing after the deadly crash and had remarked “Uh, I think she went …

Seattle police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula fired from department
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Seattle police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula fired from department

The Hindu  

In a significant development, a police officer from Seattle, U.S., who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 when the patrol vehicle he was driving struck her, has been fired from the police department, officials said. According to a report in The Seattle Times on Monday, Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr said that she had fired Mr. Dave …

Jaahnavi Kandula Case News Will Ensure Justice Indian Student Family Case Under Review Indian Consulate In Seattle
1 year, 1 month ago

Jaahnavi Kandula Case News Will Ensure Justice Indian Student Family Case Under Review Indian Consulate In Seattle

ABP News  

Jaahnavi Kandula Case: In the latest developments pertaining to the case of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula's death, the Indian Consulate in Seattle said on Saturday that the Consulate has been in regular touch with the family and will continue to extend all possible support to ensure justice for her. In response to the recently released investigation report of the King …

Indian Consulate designates family representatives to ensure justice for student run over by US cop
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian Consulate designates family representatives to ensure justice for student run over by US cop

New Indian Express  

SEATLLE: In the Indian student murder case in US, the Indian Consulate General in Seattle said on Friday that they have raised the matter of Indian student murder in US with the local authorities and the case has been referred to Seattle city Attorney's office for review of King County Prosecuting Attorney verdict. The statement comes after the Seattle police …

Who is Kevin Dave? All about Seattle cop who escaped charges after Jaahnavi Kandula's death
1 year, 1 month ago

Who is Kevin Dave? All about Seattle cop who escaped charges after Jaahnavi Kandula's death

Hindustan Times  

The Seattle police officer whose speeding car killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula will not face criminal charges due to lack of "sufficient" evidence, it has been reported. So many questions that are unanswered, so many questions.” ‘We lack sufficient evidence under Washington State law’ Meanwhile, King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said there is a lack of evidence to prove …

US cop whose viral video shows laughing over death of Indian student pulled off patrol duty
1 year, 5 months ago

US cop whose viral video shows laughing over death of Indian student pulled off patrol duty

India TV News  

A Seattle Police officer, who joked about the horrific death of a 23-year-old Indian student earlier this year, has been pulled off patrol duty, weeks after the South Asian community here demanded action against him. The department on Thursday confirmed by email that Officer Daniel Auderer "has been administratively reassigned to a non-operational position," said a report in The Seattle …

A grad student ‘full of dreams and hopes’ was fatally struck by a police car. What an officer said about her later has sparked outrage from Seattle to Capitol Hill
1 year, 6 months ago

A grad student ‘full of dreams and hopes’ was fatally struck by a police car. What an officer said about her later has sparked outrage from Seattle to Capitol Hill

CNN  

CNN — An effervescent young woman with a bubbly laugh and a radiant smile. “She had limited value.” Auderer “intended the comment as a mockery of lawyers,” he wrote in an August 8 letter to the city’s Office of Police Accountability released Friday by the Seattle Police Officers Guild. “I was imitating what a lawyer tasked with negotiating the case …

Jaahnavi Kandula death: South Asian community protest against injustice
1 year, 6 months ago

Jaahnavi Kandula death: South Asian community protest against injustice

Live Mint  

Months after the Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula's death following she was hit by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave when she was crossing a street on 23 January, members of the South Asian community met the Mayor of Seattle and top city officials and demanded justice. Despite, Mayor of Seattle -- Bruce Harrell -- issued an apology to …

‘We’re here to listen,’ Mayor issues apology on Jaahnavi Kandula’s death
1 year, 6 months ago

‘We’re here to listen,’ Mayor issues apology on Jaahnavi Kandula’s death

Live Mint  

The Mayor of Seattle has issued an apology for the death of an Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula. This comes in the wake of a viral bodycam video in which Officer Daniel Auderer was heard making light of the incident, wherein Jaahnavi Kandula lost her life in a collision involving a police car earlier this year. Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an …

Seattle South Asian community demands justice for Indian student hit by police car
1 year, 6 months ago

Seattle South Asian community demands justice for Indian student hit by police car

Firstpost  

Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Officer Kevin Dave when she was crossing a street on 23 January Demanding sensitivity, respect and jail for killer police officers who were responsible for the killing of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, more than 100 members of the South Asian community held a rally on the site where she was …

Jaahnavi Kandula’s death: ‘Videos taken out of context’, says Seattle Police
1 year, 6 months ago

Jaahnavi Kandula’s death: ‘Videos taken out of context’, says Seattle Police

Live Mint  

The Seattle Police Officers' Guild has defended the callous remarks of its official who was found making insensitive comments after the horrific death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in the United States. In an official statement, the Seattle Police Officers Guild said, “The video captures only one side of the conversation. The Seattle Police Officers' Guild said the videos shared …

Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula’s death: Comments taken out of context, says Seattle police officer
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula’s death: Comments taken out of context, says Seattle police officer

The Hindu  

The Seattle Police Officers' Guild on September 15 came out in defence of its official, who was found making insensitive comments after the death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula early this year, saying some viral videos of police actions shared by media fail to explain the full story and context. There is much more detail and nuance that has not …

US: Seattle police defends cop laughing over Indian student's death, says video 'taken out of context'
1 year, 6 months ago

US: Seattle police defends cop laughing over Indian student's death, says video 'taken out of context'

India TV News  

After 23-year-old Jaanhavi Kandula was killed by a police vehicle in Seattle, the city's police have come out in defence of an officer after a video went viral showing him making insensitive remarks after her death. Auderer said that during his conversation with Seattle Police Officers' Guild President Mike Solan, the latter said something like it was unfortunate that the …

US: Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, killed in Seattle, to be awarded master's degree posthumously
1 year, 6 months ago

US: Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, killed in Seattle, to be awarded master's degree posthumously

India TV News  

Jaanhavi Kandula death: The 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, who died after being struck by a police vehicle in Seattle in January, will be awarded her master's degree posthumously, announced the Chancellor of Washington's Northeastern University on Friday. The statement also criticised the apparent "callous and insensitive" remarks by the Seattle police officer and said that they "reopened wounds" and deepened "collective …

Outrage boils in Seattle and in India over death of a student and an officer's callous remarks
1 year, 6 months ago

Outrage boils in Seattle and in India over death of a student and an officer's callous remarks

The Independent  

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Indian-American Lawmaker Urges Seattle Police To Probe Cop's Mockery Of Student's Death With 'Seriousness'
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian-American Lawmaker Urges Seattle Police To Probe Cop's Mockery Of Student's Death With 'Seriousness'

ABP News  

Jaahnavi Kandula Death: The fatal accident of an Indian woman, Jaahnavi Kandula in Seattle, the US has taken the internet and authorities by storm after a body cam video of a police officer showed him laughing over the incident. Now, Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has urged the Seattle Police to pursue its probe into the tragic death of Kandula …

South Asian Lawmakers Blast Seattle Cops For Mocking Indian Woman’s Police Death
1 year, 6 months ago

South Asian Lawmakers Blast Seattle Cops For Mocking Indian Woman’s Police Death

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING South Asian lawmakers are blasting Seattle police after body-cam footage released this week revealed an officer mocking the death of a young Indian woman who was hit by a speeding cop car. Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, whose congressional district includes Seattle, called the incident “appalling.” The Progressive Caucus chair tweeted, “I hope to see justice for Jaahnavi …

Telugu student killed in Seattle: Andhra Pradesh CM urges External Affairs Minister to personally intervene, ensures strict action against US police officer
1 year, 6 months ago

Telugu student killed in Seattle: Andhra Pradesh CM urges External Affairs Minister to personally intervene, ensures strict action against US police officer

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to the Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar requesting him to personally intervene in the matter related to the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a student from Adoni in Kurnool district pursuing Master’s Degree in the Seattle campus of Northeastern University and who died after she was hit by a speeding …

'Deeply Troubling': San Francisco CGI Reacts To Reports Of US Cop Mocking Indian Student's Death
1 year, 6 months ago

'Deeply Troubling': San Francisco CGI Reacts To Reports Of US Cop Mocking Indian Student's Death

ABP News  

The Consulate General of India in San Francisco strongly reacted to the reports of a US cop joking about the death of an Indian student. In a clip released on Monday, Seattle Police Officers' Guild Vice President Daniel Auderer was heard discussing a probe into an accident of a 23-year-old Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula, who was killed by a police …

Who was Jaahnavi Kandula? How did she die in Seattle accident?
1 year, 6 months ago

Who was Jaahnavi Kandula? How did she die in Seattle accident?

Hindustan Times  

A video of the US police officer joking and laughing over the death of the Indian-origin student - Jaahnavi Kandula - in an accident in Seattle has taken the internet by storm, followed by a massive outrage. On January 23, Jaahnavi Kandula - a 23-year-old graduate student from Northeastern University - was killed after she was hit by a patrol …

Indian consulate in San Francisco demands thorough probe in Indian student death case
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian consulate in San Francisco demands thorough probe in Indian student death case

Op India  

The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has raised concerns over the handling of an Indian-origin woman, Jaahnavi Kandula, who was killed by a police vehicle, and has demanded a thorough investigation and action against those involved. “Recent reports including in media of the handling of Ms Jaahnavi Kandula’s death in a road accident in Seattle in January are …

Jaahnavi Kandula death: India demands probe after US cop mocks incident
1 year, 6 months ago

Jaahnavi Kandula death: India demands probe after US cop mocks incident

Hindustan Times  

India has demanded a thorough investigation into the death of an Indian-origin student - Jaahnavi Kandula - who was hit and killed by a police vehicle in Seattle, United States in January this year. Jaahnavi Kandula was killed on January 23 after she was hit by a patrol car driven by police officer Kevin Dave in Seattle. The 23-year-old graduate …

US assures prompt action after viral video shows cop laughs over death of Indian student killed by patrol car
1 year, 6 months ago

US assures prompt action after viral video shows cop laughs over death of Indian student killed by patrol car

India TV News  

The Biden administration has assured the Indian government of a quick investigation into the death of Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in Seattle after being struck by a speeding police patrol car and bringing to justice the police officers who were responsible for it. The US government swung into action after India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, strongly raised …

Seattle police officer under investigation as footage shows him saying woman’s life had ‘limited value’ after she was fatally hit by police car
1 year, 6 months ago

Seattle police officer under investigation as footage shows him saying woman’s life had ‘limited value’ after she was fatally hit by police car

CNN  

CNN — A Seattle police officer is under investigation after his body-worn camera captured a phone conversation following the death of a woman who was fatally struck by a police car in which the officer is laughing and says the victim “had limited value,” according to the footage and a statement from the Seattle Police Department. “She had limited value.” …

Death of Adoni girl in US: Comments of Seattle police draw condemnation
1 year, 6 months ago

Death of Adoni girl in US: Comments of Seattle police draw condemnation

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: The US accident leading to the death of a 23-year-old student Jaahnavi Kandula from Adoni, on January 25 last, was caused by a Seattle Police car, video shots released on social media showed. Kandula Jaahnavi, who had gone to Seattle from Adoni in Kurnool district in 2021, was pursuing her Master's degree in Information Systems at the Seattle campus …

Jaahnavi Kandula Death: Seattle cop jokes about Indian student's demise, investigation launched
1 year, 6 months ago

Jaahnavi Kandula Death: Seattle cop jokes about Indian student's demise, investigation launched

Hindustan Times  

A police watchdog agency in Seattle has launched an investigation over comments made by a Seattle PD union leader about the death of an young Indian woman who was killed by a police cruiser in which the union leader could he heard saying her life had 'limited value’ and the city should ‘write a check’. Jaahnavi Kandula was killed on …

US cop laughs over death of Indian student killed by police patrol car, probe ordered | WATCH
1 year, 6 months ago

US cop laughs over death of Indian student killed by police patrol car, probe ordered | WATCH

India TV News  

A probe was ordered after bodycam footage showed a police officer laughing over the death of a 23-year-old Indian student, run down by a speeding police patrol car earlier this year, media reports said. In bodycam footage released on Monday by the Seattle Police Department, Officer Daniel Auderer laughed about the deadly crash and dismissed any implication Dave might be …

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