India urged the United States for a thorough investigation after a viral video showed a police officer laughing at the death of an Indian student after being hit by a police car.
Taking to X (previously Twitter), the Consulate General of India in San Francisco wrote: “Recent reports including in media of the handling of Ms Jaahnavi Kandula’s death in a road accident in Seattle in January are deeply troubling. We have taken up the matter strongly with local authorities in Seattle & Washington State as well as senior officials in Washington DC for a thorough investigation & action against those involved in this tragic case.”
The mission added, “The Consulate & Embassy will continue to closely follow up on this matter with all concerned authorities.”
Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old resident from Andhra Pradesh, was pursuing her masters at Seattle’s Northeastern University. In January, she was killed by a speeding police cruiser.
Netizens expressed shock after the bodycam clip went viral in which a cop was heard laughing about the crash and saying that Kandula had “limited value” owing to her age.
“No, it’s a regular person,” the officer continued. “Yeah, just write a cheque...eleven thousand dollars.”
