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Last Updated:March 16, 2025, 14:04 IST
Images obtained by CDN show the clothing undisturbed, with no signs of tampering. Authorities believe the 20-year-old may have left her belongings on the chair before heading into the ocean in a brown bikini.
CCTV screen grab shows Missing Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki walking out of her hotel (Social Media)
A sarong and flip-flops, believed to be those of missing Indian student , have been discovered on a beach in the Dominican Republic, where she went missing over a week ago.
According to the local reports, the white netted sarong and beige flip-flops were found draped over a lounge chair, sparking renewed efforts to locate the missing student.
The beachwear reportedly bears a striking resemblance to the clothing Konanki was last seen wearing in surveillance footage captured the night she vanished.
Images obtained by CDN show the clothing undisturbed, with no signs of tampering. Authorities believe the 20-year-old may have left her belongings on the chair before heading into the ocean in a brown bikini.
, a student at the University of Pittsburgh, was reported missing by her group of five friends on March 6 around 4 pm. The group, who had travelled together to the Dominican Republic, stated that Konanki was last seen walking towards the beach with them, as confirmed by surveillance footage.
The others later returned to the hotel, leaving her behind with 22-year-old Joshua Riibe, a senior at St Cloud State University in Minnesota, according to authorities.
In a CCTV footage Konanki can be seen with an unidentified man — believed to be Riibe — along a resort pathway, accompanied by friends. She was seen wearing a white T-shirt, and shorts, and her hair tied in a ponytail.
Dominican police have since named Mr Riibe a ‘person of interest’ in the case, confirming that he was the last person seen with the missing student.
Dominican authorities initially suspected that Sudiksha Konanki may have drowned, but her father is pushing investigators to consider alternative explanations, including the possibility of abduction. The family has raised further questions about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, noting that it was unusual for Konanki to leave her phone and wallet with her friends, as she always kept her phone with her.
The Criminal Police Organisation, known as Interpol, has also issued a global alert after Konanki went missing. The yellow notice is for missing persons such as victims of kidnappings or “unexplained disappearances".
Location :United States of America (USA)
First Published:March 16, 2025, 14:04 IST
Sudiksha Konanki Missing: Indian Student’s Clothes, Flip Flop Found On Dominican Republic Beach
