New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- A new tragedy has befallen on the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old Indian student who died after being hit by a speeding police vehicle in Seattle, after her father passed away just two days before the announcement of a $29 million (around Rs.260 crore) compensation deal.

Her father, Kandula Srikanth, a retired police constable, died of a heart attack on February 10 in Kurnool district of Kerala, a relative of Jaahnavi told PTI.

"His (Srikanth's) last rites were performed on Wednesday in Adoni, as the family grappled with yet another devastating loss," the relative said on Friday.

The relative dismissed the question about the settlement money, saying that the family was in mourning, and it was not appropr...