Indian Student Flung 100 Feet After Police Car On 911 Call Hit Her: Report
New Delhi:
The video of a US cop laughing while discussing the death of an Indian student in Seattle has sparked outrage, both among lawmakers as well as Indian-Americans. Jaahnavi Kandula was killed after being hit by a speeding police car on January 23. The car was being driven by Officer Kevin Dave
On Monday, the Seattle Police Department released bodycam footage of another cop, Officer Daniel Auderer joking about the deadly crash and also dismissing the need for a criminal investigation.
“She is dead,” he says before breaking into laughter while referring to Kandula as a “regular person”.
The clip ends with him saying: “She was 26 anyway, she had limited value”, getting her age wrong.
The 23-year-old Kandula, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, was pursuing a master’s degree from the Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union.