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[ad_1] Jaahnavi Kandula was hit and killed by a police car while crossing the street.New Delhi: The Northeastern University issued a statement remembering their Indian-origin student Jaahnavi Kandula, who was killed in January but a shocking bodycam footage of an US cop laughing while talking about her death was recently released.The 23-year-old from Andhra Pradesh was hit and killed by a police car while crossing the street on January 23. According to The Seattle Times, Kevin Dave, the police officer driving the car was going 119 kmph and the graduate student's body was thrown more than 100 feet.Here is the statement from Northeastern University:As many of you know, last January our student Jaahnavi Kandula was killed when she was struck by a police cruiser near Northeastern's Seattle c...

[ad_1] Jaahnavi Kandula was hit and killed by a police car while crossing the street.New Delhi: The shocking bodycam footage of an US cop laughing while talking about the death of Andhra Pradesh student Jaahnavi Kandula in an accident has sparked outrage. Her university meanwhile has decided to award the 23-year-old her degree posthumously and present it to her family.Expressing solidarity towards the incident, the Northeastern University's Chancellor said, "We also recognize that our Indian student community-across all Northeastern campuses-has been especially impacted by this tragedy and its aftermath. We stand in solidarity with you and have every expectation that the ongoing investigations will bring a measure of justice and accountability."While issuing the note, the University also...