New York. Body camera footage is being investigated in the case of the death of an Indian student after being hit by a police car in America. In the footage, the police officer can be seen laughing and joking while talking on the phone after hitting the student.
Janhvi Kandula, a 23-year-old student at Northeastern University in South Lake Union, was struck by a Seattle police vehicle on Jan. 23 while walking near Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street.
“She (Jhanvi) wasn’t worth much,” Seattle Police Officers Guild Vice President Daniel Oderer can be seen behind the wheel in the footage and can be heard saying in a conversation with guild president Mike Solan, KIRO 7 news channel reported Wednesday. .’ After saying “She’s dead,” Oder laughed, referring to Kandula, saying, “He’s a regular guy.” Then he says, ‘Just write a check for $11,000, anyway she was 26, she wasn’t worth much.’
Janhvi Kandula, an Indian student from Andhra Pradesh, tragically lost her life in a road accident involving a police car in January 2023 while studying in the USA.#JusticeFor Jahanvi pic.twitter.com/bCOvBRtn9B
— Harsh Patel (@Harshpatel1408) September 13, 2023
The orderer also stated that Dave was going 50 (mph) and was not out of control for a trained driver. A police investigation released in June found that Dave was driving 74 mph when he hit Kandula, who was thrown more than 100 feet. The video of the caller’s call was identified by a department employee during a routine investigation, the Seattle Police Department said Monday. The video was then sent to Police Chief Adrian Diaz.
A police statement said the personnel and the video have been sent to the Office of Police Accountability (OPA). He further said that the video has been released “for transparency”. The Seattle Police Department said it would not comment on the video until OPA completes its investigation.
Kandula went to America for studies in the year 2021 from Adoni in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Ashok Mandula, a relative who lives in Texas, told the Seattle Times, ‘The family has nothing to say … except I wonder if their daughters or granddaughters have any value to them. Life is life.’
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Tags: America News, Indians, USA
First published: September 13, 2023, 19:05 IST