The father of a 20-year-old student at the University of Pittsburgh, Sudiksha Konka, who was missing in the popular tourist course of the Dominican Republic of Punta Cana during a spring break with friends, said that he asked the authorities to expand their investigation.
According to civil defense officials, Konanka was recently seen before dawn on March 6 on the beach near the center where she stayed.
“It's four days, and if she was in the water, she would probably be scattered ashore,” her father Subbaraayud Father said Wtop-FM.
“She was not found, so we ask them to examine many options, such as kidnapping or abduction.”
On Monday, the authorities used drones, helicopters and detecting dogs to search the waters of the east coast of the island, where it was allegedly seen, Jensen Sánchez, a civil defense spokesman, said The Associated Press.
“The search is on sea because it was supposed to drown. According to the boy who was with her, the waves fell apart, but this is a police back, “he said.
He noticed that the body could take over a week so that the body was in warm waters.
Official complaint
When her family learned about her disappearance, Subbarayudu Kondanka and his wife Sreedevi flew to Punta Cana with two family friends. He and the family's friend lodged a complaint on Sunday, asking the authorities to broaden the investigation.
The complaint notes that the student's things, including her phone and wallet, stayed with friends, “what is unusual because she always carried a phone with her.”
“In the light of these circumstances, I am asking you that the authorities take immediate steps to examine not only the possibility of accidental drowning, but also the possibility of kidnapping or foul,” he said, according to WTOP-FM.
Sudiksha Konka, an India citizen, is a permanent American resident Chantilly, Virginia, According to the Sheriff's Office, Loudunwho cooperates with federal officials and the university police to support the investigation in the matter of the National Police.
Officials of the University of Pittsburgh are in contact with the family and authorities in Virginia and have offered their support in efforts to find a missing student and safely bring her home, she gave the school in a statement.
According to her dad, Konka and five other universities went to the Dominican Republic on March 3.
“She wanted to have a good break with friends in Punta Cana,” he said.