India, Feb. 12 -- The city of Seattle has agreed to a $29 million (approximately Rs 262 crore) settlement with the family of 23-year-old Indian graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula, who was fatally struck by a speeding police officer in 2023.

The settlement marks a significant development in a case that sparked international outrage, diplomatic concern, and renewed debate over police accountability in the United States.

The parties filed a notice of settlement in King County Superior Court last Friday.

Local news website PubliCola first reported the agreement.

Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in information systems at Northeastern University's Seattle campus, was crossing a street when she was hit by Office...