Jaahnavi Kandula, the Indian student who was struck and killed by a speeding police car here will be awarded her master's degree posthumously, the Chancellor of Northeastern University has announced, hoping that the ongoing probe will bring a measure of justice and accountability. Kandula, a 23-year-old student at Washington State's Northeastern University was struck at a pedestrian crossing on the night of January 23. ADVERTISEMENTKandula was set to graduate this coming December with a master’s degree in information systems from the Seattle campus of Northeastern University. Saddened by Kandula's death, Kenneth W. Henderson, Chancellor of Northeastern University in a statement issued on the varsity's official Facebook page on Friday said that." "We stand in solidarity with you and have every expectation that the ongoing investigations will bring a measure of justice and accountability," the Chancellor of Northeastern University said in the statement.

Source: The Telegraph September 16, 2023 07:48 UTC