Indian student mowed down by police vehicle in Seattle: Family to get Rs 260 cr compensation
Seattle: The family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate from India who was struck down by a speeding police patrol vehicle in the city in 2023, will reportedly be paid $29 million (approximately Rs 260 crore).
The police vehicle, driven by officer Kevin Dave, mowed down Kandula, a native of Andhra Pradesh, when she was crossing a street in Seattle on January 23, 2023. Dave was reportedly driving 74 mph (more than 119 km/h) on the way to a report of a drug overdose call, according to Deccan Herald.
The accident victim is said to have been thrown to a distance of 100 feet when she was struck by the vehicle.
Quoting City Attorney Erika Evans has called Kandula's death heartbreaking, AP said on Wednesday. “The city hopes this financial settlement brings some sense of closure to the Kandula family. Jaahnavi Kandula's life mattered... It mattered to her family, her friends and to our community,” Evans added.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
