AMARAVATI: Two days before the announcement of $29 million (around Rs 262 crore) compensation deal was announced by the city of Seattle for the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, who died after being hit by a speeding police vehicle, the family suffered another tragedy.
Jaahnavi’s father, Kandula Srikanth, a police head constable in Andhra Pradesh, died of cardiac arrest on February 10.
Srikanth died in Guntakal in Anantapur district, where he was posted. His last rites were performed in the hometown of Adoni in Kurnool district on February 11, a relative said.
The relative declined to comment on the compensation deal, saying the family is in mourning. The family learnt about the compensation deal through social media.
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