Jahnavi, 23, was walking in Dexter Avenue North on January 23 when a police patrol vehicle knocked her down
Within days of launching a fundraiser for Kurnool’s Jahnavi Kandula, who died after being hit by a police vehicle in Seattle, the Indian diaspora in the US has raised $1,53,993 (approximately 1.25 crore) to help her family, reported ToI.
Jahnavi, 23, was walking in Dexter Avenue North on January 23 when a police patrol vehicle knocked her down. “She has a single mother working as a teacher in a school in AP, which makes it difficult to repay her education loan and also the transportation expenses that the family has to bear,” one of the fundraisers, Vanisudha Chilkuri, said. Jahnavi was pursuing her Master’s in Seattle. She has a sister who lives along with her mother.
The Seattle police department (SPD) issued a statement on the accident following several questions on the circumstances that led to the freak death of Jahnavi. “We received several queries on the collision on January 23 night between an SPD officer and a pedestrian. This incident is under investigation by SPD’s traffic collision investigation squad,” police said
More than 4,600 people responded to the request to raise money. Vanisudha from Texas, who launched the fundraiser on January 28, said they had closed the fundraising request
following a huge response. “We will discuss with Jahnavi’s mother on how best we can put the generous donation to good use to give financial security,” Vanisudha said.
The Seattle police department (SPD) issued a statement on the accident following several questions on the circumstances that led to the freak death of Jahnavi. “We received several queries on the collision on January 23 night between an SPD officer and a pedestrian. This incident is under investigation by SPD’s traffic collision investigation squad,” police said.
SPD further said, “For purposes of both preserving the integrity of the investigation and respecting the family’s right to privacy, we will not be putting out information over and beyond what has already been provided.” It said the officer was driving the patrol SUV while responding to a Seattle fire department’s call when he hit Jahnavi.
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