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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Karnataka Cabinet okays IPL matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to permit the KSCA to hold IPL matches at the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium here.
Cricket matches have remained suspended at the stadium after celebrations marking Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) maiden IPL title win in June 2025 ended in tragedy, leaving 11 people dead and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside the venue.
The government had formed a committee headed by Justice John Michael Cunha to inquire into it. It gave a slew of recommendations.
Later, a panel led by Greater Bengaluru Authority Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao was constituted to see whether the recommendations were fulfilled or not.
"Today we decided to allow Indian Premier League matches to be played, but the Cabinet asked the Home Department to fix conditions through issuing special orders (for the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and RCB to fulfill them). The order may be issued in the next two days," Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil told reporters.
According to him, one of the conditions was that the gates should be widened.
The minister also said that the Cabinet discussed Special Intensive Revision. Some discussions took place on the manner and the process in which it is being conducted in some places. The Cabinet asked the Law and Parliamentary Affairs department to study it and submit a report, Patil said.
When asked whether the report will be submitted by the month end, he said, "definitely".
