Sudiksha Konanki: Foul play not ruled out in Pitt student Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance, Interpol issues global alert

Sudiksha Konanki’s disappearance is being probed from a foul play angle now.

Days after dismissing the disappearance of 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki — of Indian origin — as an unintentional drowning, Dominican Republic police Thursday mentioned they’ve not ruled out foul play in her disappearance because the seek for her enters its seventh day. The lawyer basic and police in the Caribbean nation mentioned in a launch that the seek for the lacking co-ed now extends “beyond an accidental event” and “examines all variables.”
“We are using all our resources to thoroughly investigate the disappearance of Konanki Sudiksha Chowdary and we understand the anguish this case causes to her family, Dominicans, and Americans,” Dominican Republic Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso mentioned in a press release.
“As with any disappearance occurring under the circumstances of the case at hand, we are applying a holistic investigation protocol that examines all variables,” she mentioned.
“The young woman’s family, as well as Dominican and American society, must be absolutely certain that we will continue to investigate until we have the response that we, the authorities, are duty-bound to guarantee.”
Interpol issued a yellow discover to picket the seek for Konanki after the Loudoun County Sheriff’s workplace in Virginia, the place Konanki’s household lives, requested for it to help in the investigation.

Mysterious disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki: Here’s what we all know to date

The Dominican National Police mentioned they have been alerted on March 7 that the 20-year-old lady had gone lacking. Konanki arrived in Punta Cana with 5 mates on March 3.
Police have recognized Joshua Riibe, a 24-year-old vacationer from Iowa, as an individual of curiosity in the case as he was seen final with Konanki — as captured in surveillance cameras.
Konanki’s household did not settle for that she had been drowned as her physique had not been discovered even after such an intensive seek for days. One chance is that her physique might need obtained trapped in coral reefs.
Riu Republica, the resort the place Konanki was staying, reportedly skilled a 25-hour energy outage in some areas of the resort earlier than Konanki’s disappearance. But the resort mentioned that the electrical energy was restored a full day earlier than Konanki disappeared.

What occurred on March 6?

Police mentioned on March 6, Konanki and a gaggle of 5 girls and two males have been seen ingesting in the resort foyer earlier than strolling to the seashore round 4:15 am. Konanki, nonetheless, did not be part of them on the seashore and stayed behind with Riibe.
An area information outlet reported {that a} man claimed that he and Konanki went into the water. He returned to the seashore and handed out, he mentioned. When he wakened, Konanki was not there. Some of Konanki’s garments have been discovered on a seashore chair, the outlet reported.