New Delhi:

Bharat Rasthra Samithi chief and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao expressed outrage over a US courtroom dropping prison prices towards the cop who ran over an Indian pupil final 12 months. Jaahnavi Kandula, a promising Grasp’s pupil from Andhra Pradesh, was hit by a dashing police car pushed by Seattle police officer Kevin Dave on January 23, 2023. The courtroom’s latest resolution to not pursue prison prices towards Officer Dave has sparked renewed public outcry.

In a scathing response, KTR denounced the result as “disgraceful & completely unacceptable.” He referred to as upon the US Ambassador, Eric Garcetti, to intervene and handle the matter with US authorities authorities, urging them to ship justice to Jaahnavi Kandula’s grieving household.

“I demand the US Ambassador Eric Garcetti to take up the matter with US Authorities authorities and ship justice to the household of younger Jaahnavi Kandula,” KTR mentioned in a put up on X (previously Twitter).

Expressing concern over the shortage of accountability, KTR additionally appealed to India’s Exterior Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, to intervene diplomatically. “I request EA Minister S Jaishankar Ji to take up the matter together with his counterpart & demand an impartial investigation into the matter. It’s tragic that the lifetime of a a teen with hovering ambitions has been reduce quick however what’s extra tragic is the callous disregard for justice to the sufferer,” he wrote.

Disgraceful & completely unacceptable !

I demand the @USAmbIndia to take up the matter with US Authorities authorities and ship justice to the household of younger Jaahnavi Kandula

I request EA Minister @DrSJaishankar Ji to take up the matter together with his counterpart & demand a… https://t.co/90pw59LtCo

— KTR (@KTRBRS) February 22, 2024

Jaahnavi Kandula’s tragic dying occurred when she was crossing a avenue in Seattle, with Officer Dave driving at an alarming velocity of 74 mph (greater than 119 km/h) on the best way to a drug overdose name. Ms Kandula was thrown 100 toes when she was struck by the police patrol car.

In bodycam footage launched by the Seattle Police Division in September final 12 months, Dave’s colleague and officer Daniel Auderer, who was dispatched to help with the fatality collision, was heard laughing in regards to the lethal crash.

The King County Prosecuting Legal professional cited a scarcity of “ample proof” as the rationale for not pursuing prison prices, leaving Officer Dave with out authorized repercussions.