Who was Jaahnavi Kandula, the indian student who was killed by US cop in Seattle

A shocking video of a US cop has come out where he was caught laughing and making jokes about a young Indian woman who was killed by his colleague Officer Kevin Dave on earlier this year. On Monday, the Seattle Police Department released footage from accused officer Daniel Auderer’s body camera. On this, 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 also demanded a through investigation and action against those involved.

Who was Jaahnavi Kandula?

Jaahnavi Kandula, daughter of a single mother hailed from Andhra Pradesh. She was pursuing her master’s degree at Northeastern University in Seattle and went to the US in 2021 from Bengaluru on a student exchange program. Her uncle Ashok Mandula had told Seattle Times in January that Jaahnavi was due to graduate in December this year. 

Outrage over US cop mocking Kandula’s death

A massive outrage broke out after the Seattle Police Department released footage from accused officer Daniel Auderer’s body camera on Monday in which he can be heard joking and laughing about the incident.

In the video clip, Auderer – who serves as vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild – was reportedly talking about the accident in a call with the guild’s president Mike Solan. He laughed several times after saying “she is dead”.

Toward the end of the clip, the officer can be heard saying, “Yeah, just write a check. Eleven thousand dollars. She was 26 anyway…She had limited value.”