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Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra has responded to the tragic demise of an Indian scholar named Jaahnavi Kandula within the US, calling it “appalling”. She additionally fumed at the truth that the entire information of her demise solely surfaced 9 months after her passing. Taking to her Instagram Tales, the ‘Citadel’ actress wrote, “It is appalling to be taught that such a tragic incident that occurred 9 months in the past is simply now coming to mild.” “A life is simply a life. It has no financial value,” she added.
Director-actor-singer Farhan Akhtar had additionally expressed his sympathies on Instagram, writing, “#JaahnaviKandula. We didn’t know one different, however as a scholar ready to create a reputation for herself on this planet, I knew your potential was infinite and your value monumental. Honest condolences to your loved ones. “RIP.”
The 23-year-old scholar had died on January 23, 2023, after being struck by a Seattle police patrol car within the US. Months after her demise, a recording from a body-worn digicam surfaced, the place two union leaders from the Seattle Police Division have been heard laughing about her demise.
Huge outrage sparked after the recording leaked and went viral, with the Consulate Basic of India in San Francisco calling the incident, “deeply troubling.”
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), the Indian Mission in San Francisco wrote, “Latest experiences, together with in media of the dealing with of Ms Jaahnavi Kandula’s demise in a highway accident in Seattle in January are deeply troubling. Now we have taken up the matter strongly with native authorities in Seattle & Washington State in addition to senior officers in Washington DC.”