A 24-year-old tourist from US state of Iowa was last person who see the Indian student, Sudiksha Konanki. She went missing from Dominican Beach. Joshua Steven Ribe admitted to passed out drunk on shore, and claim that Ms Konanki was gone when he woke up, as per reports. Now, the search operation starts on 4th day, her family fears she has been kidnapped.
Ms Konanki, a pre-med student from South Riding, Virginia was vacationing with five friends at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana. Surveillance footage from Noticias SIN show the group partying at resort disco till 3 am before head to beach around 4 am. Her friends at 5:50 am, left her alone with Mr Ribe, and makes Mr Ribe, and make last person to see her alive
Sudiksha Konanki went missing On Dominican Beach
After the Indian student went missing, Mr Ribe provide three versions of what happened ahead
- He vomit from rough waves, left water, and check if Ms Konanki was okay
- He felt sick, exited surf, and last saw her in knee-deep water before blacking out
- He saw her walking with shore before falling asleep
Inspite conflicting accounts, police has not named him suspect but confirmed that he was cooperating with investigators. Ms Konanki’s friends wait near 12 hours before report her missing at 4 pm on Thursday.
Father request to expand investigation
Authorities believe that Sudiksha Konanki drowned after entering the ocean in a brown bikini, because her clothes were found on beach chaise lounge. Her father, Subbarayudu Konanki, has requested the expanded investigation, and fear that she was kidnapped
He told in media, “It’s four days, and if she was in the water, she will have strewn to shore. She’s not found, we demands investigate various options, like abduction or kidnapping.”
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