India, Feb. 12 -- Three years after Jaahnavi Kandula's death shocked both India and the United States, the city of Seattle has agreed to pay USD 29 million ( Rs.262 crore) to her family in a settlement stemming from the fatal police vehicle collision.

"Jaahnavi Kandula's death was heartbreaking, and the city hopes this financial settlement brings some sense of closure to the Kandula family," City Attorney Erika Evans said in a statement Wednesday. "Jaahnavi Kandula's life mattered. It mattered to her family, her friends and to our community."

Kandula had been working toward a master's degree in information systems at the Seattle campus of Northeastern University.

On January 23, 2023, Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate student fro...